Verify that the ignition key cannot be pulled out except in P position.
Shift-lock inspection
Interlock cable inspectionMazda 6 Service Manual: Trunk Lid
WARNING
Never allow a person to ride in the trunk: Allowing a person to ride
in the trunk is dangerous. The person in the trunk could be seriously injured or
killed during sudden braking or a collision.
Do not drive with the trunk lid open: Exhaust gas in the cabin of a vehicle
is dangerous. ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Automatic Transaxle Controls
Various Lockouts:
Indicates that you must depress the brake
pedal and hold in the lock-release button to shift (The ignition must be switched
ON).
Indicates the shift lever can be shifted
freely into any position.
Indicates that you must hold in the lock-release
button to shift.
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