Fail-Safe Mode
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Mazda MPV. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
TCM has a fail-safe mode where minimum vehicle driveability is obtained by changing TCM signals to preset values and limiting TCM control. Changes to transaxle function are listed by DTC. See Fig 1-Fig 3 . For more information on DTCs, see SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM .