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Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Active Adaptive Shift (AAS)

Active Adaptive Shift (AAS) automatically controls the transaxle shift points to best suit the road conditions and driver input. This improves driving feel. The transaxle may switch to AAS mode when driving up and down slopes, cornering, driving at high elevations, or depressing the accelerator pedal quickly while the selector lever is in the D position. Depending on the road and driving conditions/vehicle operations, gear shifting could be delayed or not occur, however, this does not indicate a problem because the AAS mode will maintain the optimum gear position.

Shift Position Indication
The selector position is indicated when the ignition is switched ON. Gear position indication In manual shift mode, the “M” of the shift position indication illuminates and the numeral for the ...

Shift-Lock System
The shift-lock system prevents shifting out of P unless the brake pedal is depressed. To shift from P: Depress and hold the brake pedal. Start the engine. Press and hold the lock-release b ...

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Transmitter
NOTE (With theft-deterrent system) The hazard warning lights flash when the theft-deterrent system is armed or turned off. Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on . (With the advanced keyless function) A beep sound can be heard for confirmation when the doors and the l ...

Headlight Leveling
The number of passengers and weight of cargo in the luggage compartment change the angle of the headlights. Auto type The angle of the headlights will be automatically adjusted when turning on the headlights. The warning/indicator light turns on when the system has a malfunction. Refer ...

Gate operator/Canadian Programming
Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmitter signals to “time-out” (or quit) after several seconds of transmission — which may not be long enough for HomeLink to pick up the signal during programming. Similar to this Canadian law, some U.S. gate operators are designed to “time-out” in th ...

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