Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Push-Starting
Do not push-start your Mazda.
WARNING
Never tow a vehicle to start it:
Towing a vehicle to start it is dangerous. The vehicle being towed could surge forward when its engine starts, causing the two vehicles to collide. The occupants could be injured.
CAUTION
Do not push-start a vehicle that has a manual transaxle. It can damage the emission control system.
NOTE
You cannot start a vehicle with an automatic transaxle by pushing it.
Starting a Flooded Engine
If the engine fails to start, it may be flooded (excessive fuel in the engine).
Follow this procedure:
1. If the engine does not start within five seconds on the first try, wait ten
seconds and tr ...
Overheating
If the high engine coolant temperature warning light turns on, the vehicle loses
power, or you hear a loud knocking or pinging noise, the engine is probably too
hot.
WARNING
Pull over to a safe ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Manual Shift Mode
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 wheels much like a manual transaxle when more
control is desired.
To change to manual shift mode ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Technical data
ENGINE
LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Note
The maintenance intervals on scheduled maintenance table (See
SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE TABLE) can only be supported by the use of following
oils.
Recommended engine oil
COOLING SYSTEM
FUEL AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENGINE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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