Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Shift Gear (Shifting) Speed Limit
For each gear position while in the manual mode, the speed limit is set as follows: When the selector lever is operated within the range of the speed limit, the gear is shifted.
Shift up
The gear does not shift up while the vehicle speed is lower than the speed limit.
Shift down
The gear does not shift down while the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit.
If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit and the gear does not shift down, the gear position indication flashes 2 times to notify the driver that the gear cannot be shifted.
Kickdown
When the accelerator pedal is depressed fully while driving, the gear shifts down.
However, the gears do not kickdown while the DSC is turned off.
NOTE
The gear also shifts down using kickdown while in the second gear fixed mode.
Auto-shift down
The gear shifts down automatically depending on the vehicle speed during deceleration.
NOTE
If the vehicle comes to a stop while in the second gear fixed mode, the gear remains in second.
Second Gear Fixed Mode
When the selector lever is moved back (+) while the vehicle speed is about
10 km/h (6.2 mph) or less, the transaxle is set in the second gear fixed mode. The
gear is fixed in second while in this ...
Recommendations for Shifting
Upshifting
For normal acceleration and cruising, Mazda recommends these shift points:
*1 Always observe local speed limit regulations.
Downshifting
When you must slow down in heavy traffic or on ...
Other materials:
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Audio Operation Using Voice Recognition
Voice command
When the talk button is pressed and the following command is spoken, the audio
or navigation can be operated. The commands in the () can be omitted. The specified
name and number are put into the {}.
Standard command
Communication (phone) related command
Entertainment (audi ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC) (Some models)
The Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC) system is designed to maintain headway
control*1 according to the vehicle speed using a radar sensor (front) to detect
the distance to a vehicle ahead, and by presetting the vehicle speed between 30
km/h (19 mph) and 145 km/h (90 mph), the driver is freed ...