Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Gear Shift Indicator (GSI)
The Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) 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 to the most suitable gear position corresponding to the actual driving condition.
CAUTION
Do not rely solely on the shift-up/ shift-down recommendations by indications. The actual driving situation might require shift operations different from indication. To avoid the risk of accidents, the road and traffic conditions have to be judged correctly by the driver before shifting.
NOTE
The Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) turns off when the following operations are performed.
- The vehicle is stopped.
- The vehicle is put in neutral.
- The vehicle is driven in reverse.
- The clutch is not fully engaged when accelerating from a stop.
- The clutch pedal remains depressed for 2 seconds or longer while driving.
Manual Transaxle Shift Pattern
The shift pattern of the transaxle is conventional, as shown.
Depress the clutch pedal all the way down while shifting; then release it slowly.
Your vehicle is equipped with a device to pr ...
Recommendations for Shifting
Upshifting
For normal acceleration, Mazda recommends these shift points:
For cruising, Mazda recommends these shift points:
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Operating Tips for AAC
AAC stands for Advanced Audio Coding, which is standardized voice compression
established by the ISO*1 working group (MPEG). Audio data can be created and stored
at a higher compression ratio than MP3.
This unit plays files with the extensions (.aac/.m4a/.wav) as the AAC files.
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Caliper (front) disassembly/assembly
1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
2. Assemble in the reverse order of removal.
Piston Disassembly Note
Caution
Blow the compressed air slowly to prevent the piston from suddenly
popping out.
1. Place a piece of wood in the caliper, then blow compressed air through ...