Putting Your Vehicle In Gear; Using A Console-Mounted Gearshift - Ford 1996 Escort Manual

Putting Your Vehicle in Gear

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

Using a Console-Mounted Gearshift

Since your vehicle has a console-mounted
gearshift, you must depress the brake pedal,
then push in the thumb button to move the
gearshift to the position you choose.
Once the gearshift is secure in the desired
position, release the brake pedal and use the
accelerator as necessary.
The automatic console-mounted gearshift lever
To move the gearshift out of P (Park), the
ignition must be turned to the ON position and
the brake pedal must be depressed. When the
gearshift is in any other position except P (Park),
the ignition key cannot be turned to LOCK or be
removed from the steering column. To remove
the key, the gearshift must be in P (Park).
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