Starter Switch Check
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Automatic Transmission Shift Lock
Co-+-?l Sy-+em Check
When
y.,-
are doing this check, the vehicle
could move suddenly.
If
it does, you
or
others
could be injured. Follow the steps below.
1.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
2.
Firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular
around the vehicle.
brake. See
Parking Brake on page
2-26
if
necessary.
Do
not use the accelerator pedal, and be ready
to
turn
off
the engine immediately
if
it starts.
3.
On automatic transmission vehicles, try to start the
engine in each gear. The starter should work only
in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N). If the starter works in
any other position, your vehicle needs service.
On
manual transmission vehicles, put the shift lever
in NEUTRAL (N), push the clutch down halfway
and try to start the engine. The starter should work
only when the clutch is pushed down all the way
to the floor. If the starter works when the clutch isn’t
pushed all the way down, your vehicle needs
service.
When you are doing this check, the vehicle
could move suddenly.
If
it
does, you or others
could be injured. Follow the steps below.
1.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle.
It
should be parked on a level
surface.
2.
Firmly apply the parking brake. See
Parking Brake
on page
2-26
if
necessary.
Be ready
to
apply the regular brake immediately
if
the vehicle begins to move.
3.
With the engine
off,
turn the key
to
the ON position,
but don’t start the engine. Without applying the
regular brake, try to move the shift lever out
of PARK (P) with normal effort. If the shift lever
moves out of PARK
(P),
your vehicle needs service.
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