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SHIFT-LOCK SYSTEM INSPECTION

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2016 – MX-5 – Transmission/Transaxle

SHIFT-LOCK SYSTEM INSPECTION

Shift-Lock System Inspection

1. Switch the ignition ON (engine off).

2. Shift the selector lever to the P position.

3. Verify that lock release button cannot be pressed in and the selector lever cannot be shifted from the P to R position when the brake pedal is not depressed.

4. Verify that the selector lever can be shifted from P to R position while the lock release button is pressed with brake pedal depressed.

Shift-Lock Solenoid Inspection

NOTE:

  • The shift-lock solenoid is built into the selector lever component.

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION.)

2. Remove the following parts:

a. Selector lever knob (See AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

b. Shift panel component (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

3. Reconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION.)

4. Verify that the voltages of each of the selector lever component terminals are as indicated in the table.

Shift-lock solenoid specification

Terminal

Connected to

Test condition

Voltage (V)

A

IG1 relay

Ignition switched ON (engine on)

B+

Except above

Below 1.0

F

Start stop unit

Under any condition

Below 1.0

Shift-lock Override Button Inspection

1. Switch the ignition off.

2. Verify that the selector lever is in the P position.

3. Without the brake pedal depressed, verify that the selector lever cannot be shifted from the P position.

4. Remove the shift-lock override cover using a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver.

5. Insert the flathead screwdriver and press the shift-lock override button.

6. Verify that the selector lever can be shifted from the P position.

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