Ford 1996 Contour Manual page 139

6
Putting Your Vehicle in Gear
You must push in the thumb button to move the gearshift to
the position you choose.
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.
To operate:
Start the engine.
1.
Depress and hold the brake pedal.
2.
Move the gearshift lever out of P (Park).
3.
Your vehicle is equipped with a Brake Shift Interlock safety
feature. This feature prevents the gearshift from being moved
from the P (Park) position until the brake pedal is depressed.
This feature is active when the ignition is in the ON position. If
the gearshift lever CANNOT be moved from P (Park) with the
brake pedal depressed:
Turn the engine off and remove the ignition key.
1.
With the parking brake applied and the brake pedal
2.
depressed, insert a screwdriver about 2" (5 cm) into the
square opening to the right of the gearshift at the base of the
console.
Rotate the screwdriver point rearward.
3.
Push and hold the thumb button and move the gearshift.
4.
Remove the screwdriver when the gearshift moves from the
5.
P (Park) position.
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