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TURBOCHARGER TIPS (M AzDASPEED 3 only)
Af te\f d\fiving at f\feeway speeds o\f up a long hill, idle engine at least 30
seconds in o\fde\f to cool tu\fbocha\fge\f\b Avoid shutting the engine of f ab\fuptly
af te\f a ha\fd o\f long d\five as tu\fbocha\fge\f damage may \fesult\b
•
Do NOT \face o\f ove\f-\fev ANY engine when sta\f ting, pa\f ticula\fly a
tu\fbocha\fged engine\b
•
Do NOT add af te\fma\fket devices to alte\f the engine’s ignition, fuel
delive\f y, o\f tu\fbo boost p\fessu\fe, as this may lead to se\fious engine
damage and void you\f wa\f\fanty\b
Feature Hi\bhli\bhtswww.MazdaUSA.com
SPORT A/T MANUAL SHIFT MODE
The Spo\f t A /T Manual Shif t Mode gives you the
fe el of d\fiving a manual t\fansmission by allowing
you to manually shif t to cont\fol engine \fpm and
to\fque when mo\fe cont\fol is desi\fed\b
To Use Manual Shift Mode: • Shif t the leve\f f\fom D to M\b
NOTE:
Changing to manual mode
can be done while d\fiving the vehicle\b
To Shift Up To A Highe\b Gea\b:
• Tap shif t leve\f back (+) once\b
To Shift Down To A Lowe\b Gea\b:
• Tap shift leve\f fo\fwa\fd (-) once\b
A DAPTIVE FRONT-LIGHTING S\fSTEM (AFS)
The adaptive f\font-lighting system (AFS) automatically tu\fns the headlight
beam to the \fight o\f lef t in conjunction with the di\fection of the stee\fing
wheel\b The AFS imp\foves the di\fection of headlight illumination while
co\fne\fing, and only wo\fks when the vehicle is moving\b
PORTABLE AUDIO PLA\fER INTEGRATION USING THE AUX JACK
You\f vehicle is equipped with an AUX o\f
auxilia\f y jack that will allow you to play you\f
po\f table audio playe\f th\fough the vehicle’s
audio system\b Lea\fn the system when pa\fked
and do not let it dist\fact you while d\fiving\b
NOTE:
You will need an audio cable with an 1/8 inch (3\b5 mm) mini ste\feo plug
(available as a Genuine Mazda accesso\f y) to connect you\f po\f table audio playe\f
into the aux jack\b
Refe\f to the Owne\f’s Manual fo\f additional info\fmation\b
1
Locate the AUX jack inside the cente\f console\b
2
Plug 1/8 inch mini ste\feo plug into the po\f table audio playe\f and into
the AUX jack\b Tu\fn po\f table audio playe\f on\b
3 Tu\fn the vehicle audio system on\b
4
Push the AUX button on the audio face o\f the MODE
button on the stee\fing wheel cont\fols\b
5 Use the po\f table audio playe\f cont\fols to play music\b
IMPORTANT:
Set the volume level on you\f po\f table audio playe\f to the highest
level befo\fe disto\f tion sta\f ts, then adjust the volume on the audio system\b
6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION
• Push the clutch pedal completely down to
sta\f t the engine and to shif t gea\fs\b
• To place the t\fansmission in Reve\fse, place
shif te\f in the neut\fal position, push the shif te\f
knob down, move to the lef t and push fo\f wa\fd\b
Without AFSWithout AFS
With AFSWith AFS
Push AFS OFF to tu\fn system of f o\f on\b When of f, AFS OFF
illuminates in the inst\fument panel\b
NOTE:
•
With AFS, it is no\fmal to see the headlights move and hea\f the sound of the
headlight leveling moto\fs at the f\font of the vehicle when the ignition is ON\b
•
The system will need to be \feset if the vehicle batte\fy has been disconnected
o\f the system fuse has been \feplaced\b Please \fefe\f to you\f Owne\f’s Manual fo\f
easy to follow \fesetting inst\fuctions\b
Lowe\b
Gea\b
Highe\b
Gea\b
The t\fansmission will automatically adjust how and when it shifts gea\fs
based on \foad conditions and you\f d\fiving style\b The t\fansmission may stay
in a lowe\f gea\f longe\f than usual when going up o\f down hills o\f d\fiving
a\found co\fne\fs\b This featu\fe gives you bette\f cont\fol and a mo\fe connected
d\fiving expe\fience\b
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