1. Verify that the joint shaft is not twisted or cracked.
2. Turn the joint shaft by hand and verify that the bearing rotates smoothly and freely.

Drive shaft
Joint shaft removal/installationMazda 6 Service Manual: Manually Shifting Down
You can shift gears down by operating the selector lever or the steering shift
switches (some models).
M6 → M5 → M4 → M3 → M2→ M1
Using selector lever
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the selector lever forward (-) once.
Using steering shift switch (Some model ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Average Fuel Economy
The average fuel economy is calculated every minute from the total traveled distance
on the trip meter and the total fuel consumption, and the average fuel economy for
either TRIP A or TRIP B is displayed.
The average fuel economy and trip meters can be reset by pressing the INFO switch
for ...