Starter Switch Check
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When you are doing this check, the vehicle
could move suddenly.
If
it does, you or others
could be injured. Follow the steps below.
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Automatic Transaxle Shift Lock Control
Syste- Check
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2.
3.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle.
Firmly apply both the parking brake and the regular
brake. See Parking Brake on page
2-27
if
necessary.
Do
not use the accelerator pedal, and be ready
to
turn off the engine immediately
if
it starts.
On automatic transaxle 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 transaxle 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.
hen you are doing this check,
-.le
vehicle
could move suddenly.
If
it does, you or others
could be injured. Follow the steps below.
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1.
2.
3.
Before you start, be sure you have enough room
around the vehicle.
It
should be parked on a level
surface.
Firmly apply the parking brake. See Parking Brake
on page
2-27
if
necessary.
Be ready
to
apply the regular brake immediately
if
the vehicle begins
to
move.
With the engine off, turn the key
to the RUN
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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