Driving
Y
our Mazda
5-5
If the vehicle’s gearshift selector lever
is mounted on the floor:
1. Put the gearshift selector lever in
1 (First).
2. Set the parking brake fully by press-
ing down with your left foot before
removing your right foot from the
service brake.
3. Turn the ignition key to OFF.
4. Push
in the key release button until
it
catches and stays in.
5. Turn the key to LOCK.
6. Remove the key.
WARNING
Safety Procedures:
S Removing
the key from the igni
-
tion switch locks the steering.
If removed while driving, loss
of steering control will occur
which could result in an acci-
dent.
Remove the key only when
parked.
S The anti-theft steering column
lock is not a substitute for the
parking
b
rake
. B
efor
e l
eavin
g t
he
driver’s seat, always make sure
the gearshift selector lever is in
P
(
Park
) w
it
h an a
utomatic
t
rans-
mission or 1 (First) with a man-
ual
t
ransmission
; s
e
t t
h
e p
arking
(Continued)
brake fully AND shut off the
engine.
U
nexpecte
d a
n
d p
ossibly
sudden vehicle movement may
occur
i
f t
hese
p
recaution
s a
r
e n
ot
taken.
S Never
r
eac
h f
o
r t
h
e i
gnition
s
witch
through the steering wheel; it
could suddenly turn, causing
serious
i
njury.
J Testing
the W
arning Lights
Before
y
o
u s
tar
t y
ou
r v
ehicle
, y
o
u s
hould
test the warning lights on the dashboard
to
m
ak
e s
ur
e t
ha
t t
he
y w
ork
. T
ur
n t
h
e k
ey
t
o t
h
e O
N p
osition
. A
l
l t
h
e w
arnin
g l
ights
except the brake warning light should
light up. If any of them do not, have the
bulb and circuit checked.
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