Mazda 6 Owners Manual: 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 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 (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 ch ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Air bleeding
1. Inspect the fluid level. (See POWER STEERING FLUID INSPECTION.)
2. Jack up the front of the vehicle and support it on safety stands.
3. Turn the steering wheel fully to the left and right several times with the
engine not running.
4. Reinspect the fluid level.
If it has dropped, add flui ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Procedures for determining the location of a malfunction
System Wiring Diadram
PCM
1. Check the display of DTC U0121 and/or U0155, using the SST (WDS or
equivalent). (See DTC TABLE.)
2. Referring to the following table, determine the malfunctioning part of the
CAN system.
ABS/TCS HU/CM or DSC HU/CM
1. Accec and monitor the PCM MSG and IC MSGo ...