Shift Interlock: Description and Operation

Brake Interlock System Construction

Shift Lock Solenoid Control

This system consists of shift lock solenoid control system and interlock control system.

The shift lock solenoid control system is so designed that the select lever cannot be shifted from "P" range unless engine switch is pressed to change the ignition mode to "ON" or "ACC" and the brake pedal is depressed.

And interlock control system is so designed that select lever cannot be shifted from "P" range unless engine switch is pressed to change the ignition mode to "ON" or "ACC".

Shift Lock Solenoid Manual Release

Remove plug cap of select lever and push down shift lock solenoid release plate (1) inside of plug hole with a flat-bladed screwdriver or the like. Then, select lever can be moved from "P" range to another range even without depressing the brake pedal. (To shift select lever from "P" range to any other range, push engine switch to change the ignition mode to "ON" or "ACC".)