Driving Your Mazda; Moving Selector Lever:; Hold the brake pedal down while- Page 156

Driving Your Mazda

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WARNING

Moving Selector Lever:
Hold the brake pedal down while
you move the selector lever from
position to position. If you do not
hold the brake pedal down, your
vehicle may move unexpectedly and
injure someone.

WARNING

The Parking Brake vs. P (Park):
Using P (Park) instead of the park-
ing brake to hold the vehicle is
unsafe. If P (Park) fails to hold, the
vehicle will move freely and possi-
bly cause an accident. Don’t use
P (Park) in place of the parking
brake. Always use both P (Park)
and the parking brake.

CAUTION

Shifting into P (Park) or R (Reverse)
while the vehicle is moving can
damage your transmission.

Your vehicle is equipped with a brake-
shift interlock feature. This feature pre-
vents you from shifting from P (Park)
with the key in the ON position unless
you have the brake pedal depressed. If
you cannot shift from P (Park) with the
brake pedal depressed:

1 Apply the parking brake.

2. Remove the key.

3. Insert the key and rotate one position

clockwise to OFF.

4. Apply the brake pedal and shift to

N (Neutral). If the vehicle is shifted
to P (Park) you must repeat the pre-
vious steps.

5. Start the vehicle.