Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Indicators
Manual shift mode indication
In manual shift mode, the “M” of the shift position indication in the instrument
panel illuminates.
Gear position indication
The numeral for the selected gear illuminates.

NOTE
- If the gears cannot be shifted down when driving at higher speeds, the
gear position indication will flash twice to signal that the gears cannot be
shifted down (to protect the transaxle).
- If the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF) temperature becomes too high,
there is the possibility that the transaxle will switch to automatic shift mode,
canceling manual shift mode and turning off the gear position indication illumination.
This is a normal function to protect the AT. After the ATF temperature has decreased,
the gear position indication illumination turns back on and driving in manual
shift mode is restored.
The manual shift mode gives you the feel of driving a manual transaxle vehicle
by allowing you to operate the selector lever manually. This allows you to control
engine rpm and torque to the drive ...
You can shift gears up by operating the selector lever or the steering shift
switches (some models).
M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6
Using selector lever
To shift up to ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® Hands-Free outline
When a Bluetooth® device (mobile phone) is connected to the vehicle's Bluetooth®
unit via radio wave transmission, a call can be made or received by pressing the
talk button, pickup button, or hang-up button on the audio remote control switch,
or by operating ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Front Passenger Air Bag
The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger dashboard.
The inflation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's
air bag.For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria".
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classificat ...