Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Recommendations for Shifting (for Vehicles without Gear Shift Indication)
Upshifting
For normal acceleration, Mazda recommends these shift points: (U.S.A. and Canada)
For cruising, Mazda recommends these shift points: (U.S.A. and Canada)
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade , downshift before the engine starts to overwork. This reduces the chance of stalling and gives better acceleration when you need more speed.
On a steep downgrade , downshifting helps maintain safe speed and prolongs brake life
Gear Shift Indicator
The gear shift indicator supports you to
obtain optimum fuel economy and smooth
driving. It displays the selected gear
position in the instrument cluster as well
as notifies the driver to change t ...
Automatic Transaxle Controls
Various Lockouts:
Indicates that you must depress
the brake pedal and hold in the lock-release
button to shift (The ignition must be switched ON).
Indicates the shift lever can be
shifted ...
Other materials:
How to Use Pandora
What is Pandora ® ?
Pandora ® is free personalized Internet radio. Simply enter a favorite
artist, track, genre,
and Pandora ® will create a personalized station that plays their music and more
like it.
Rate songs by giving thumbs-up and thumbs-down feedback to further refine your
stat ...
Gracenote Database (Type B)
When a USB device is connected to this unit and the audio is played, the
album name,
artist name, genre and title information are automatically displayed if there is
a match in
the vehicle's database compilation to the music being played. The information
stored in this
device uses database ...
Making a Call
Phonebook Usage
Telephone calls can be made by saying
the name of a person (voice tag) whose
phone number has been registered in
Bluetooth ® Hands-Free in advance. Refer
to Phonebook registration.
Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
Say: [Beep] “Call”
Prom ...
