Honda 2010 Insight Owner's Manual page 318

Shift Lock Release
This allows you to move the shift
lever out of Park if the normal
method of pushing on the brake
pedal and pressing the release
button does not work.
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
3. Put a cloth on the notch of the
shift lock release slot cover. Using
a small flat-tipped screwdriver or a
metal fingernail file, carefully pry
on the notch of the cover to
remove it.
COVER
Insert the key in the shift lock
4.
release slot.
5. Push down on the key while you
press the release button on the
shift lever and move the shift lever
out of Park to neutral.
2010 Insight
Automatic Transmission (CVT)
RELEASE BUTTON
SHIFT LOCK
RELEASE SLOT
Remove the key from the shift
6.
lock release slot, then reinstall the
cover. Make sure the notch on the
cover is on the left side. Insert the
key back into the ignition switch,
press the brake pedal, and restart
the engine.
If you need to use the shift lock
release, it means your vehicle is
developing a problem. Have it
checked by your dealer.
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