Driving
Y
our Mazda
5-23
Shift patterns with overdrive:
f
D
= 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (4R44E)
f
D
=
1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, 5th (5R55E)
2 = 2nd
1 = 1st
Shift patterns without overdrive:
D = 1st, 2nd, 3rd (4R44E)
D = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (5R55E)
2 = 2nd
1 = 1st
J
Driving
T
ips
t Passing
For extra power when passing another
vehicle
o
r c
limbin
g s
tee
p g
rades
, d
epress
the accelerator fully. The 4R44E trans-
mission will automatically downshift
to the appropriate gear; third, second, or
first. The 5R55E transmission will auto-
matically downshift to the appropriate
gear; fourth, third, second or first.
t Climbing steep grades from a stop
To climb a steep grade from a stopped
position:
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Shift
to
f
D
or 1 (First) depending
on
load weight and grade steepness.
3. Release all brakes while gradually
accelerating.
t Power braking
Increasing the engine speed above idle
without
v
ehicl
e m
ovemen
t (
suc
h a
s h
old-
ing the brake) in a forward gear causes
transmission stall.
NOTE
Continued operation in the stall
c
on-
dition
c
a
n r
esul
t i
n t
ransmissio
n o
ver-
heat, malfunction or fluid expulsion.
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