2006 MITSUBISHI COLT igni

TRANSMISSION CONTROL
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)23-9
When the ignition key is in the LOCK (OFF) position or pulled out (With the selector
lever in the P position)
AC206911 AB
Slider
Ignition key 
LOCK (OFF) position
Projection of rotor
Key interlock cable
Lock cam
Rod
Lever
Engine starting
switch assembly
In the e
ngin e st arting switch a s sembly , the slider is
engage
d with t he groo ve o f the key interlock cab l e,
and the
slider is locked by the p r ojection of the rotor
so th
at the key interlock ca ble a s well as the lever ,
rod, and
lock cam d oes not move.As a result of this, an y att e mpt to sh if t the sele ctor
lever is prevented.
The pu shbu tton on the selector
lever can
not be pressed b e cau s e th e lock cam does
not rot
a te, then t he se lector le ver cannot be shif ted
from t
he P position to a nother position .

TRANSMISSION CONTROL
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)23-10
When the ignition key is in other than the LOCK (OFF) posi tion (With the selector
lever in the P position)
AC206912 AB
A
Slider
Ignition key
ACC to START
position
Projection of rotor
Key interlock cable
Lock cam
Rod
Lever
Engine starting
switch assembly
The roto
r in th e engine st a r ting switch assembly has
a notch betwee
n ACC a nd ST AR T so that th e slider
beco
m es unlo c ked.
Then the slider can move in t he direction A as illus-
trated in the figure to allow the lock cam to rot a te so
that the se
lector lever can be shif ted fro m the P posi
-
tion to anoth e r position by pressin g the p u shb u tton.
NOTE: Whe n the ignition key is in oth e r than the
LOCK (OFF) position with the bra k e pe dal n o t
depressed , the sele ctor leve r cann ot be shif ted fro m
the P position to anothe r positio n.
KEY INTERLOCK MECHANISM
When the se lect or lever is not in th e P positio n, the
ignition
key cann ot be turned to the L O CK (OF F )
position
and pu lle d out.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)23-11
When pulling out the key with the selector lever in other than the P position
AC206912AC
B
A
A
Slider
Ignition key
ACC to START
position
Projection of rotor
Key interlock cable
Lock cam
Rod
Lever
Engine starting
switch assembly
The lo
ck cam is kep t in a rot a ted condition, and th e
key inte
rlock ca ble is kept p u lle d in direction A as
illustra
t ed in the figure. I n this st ate , the slider in the
e
ngine st a r ting swit ch asse mbly is moved and lo cked
in direction B as illustrated in the
figu re.As a result of th is, a n y at te mpt to t u rn th e ign i t i o n k e y
to the L
O CK (OFF) position is prevented beca u se
the slide
r prevent s the rotor fro m rot a ting, an d the
ignition key can only turn up to the
ACC position a nd
cann
ot be p u lle d out.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT)23-12
When pulling out the key with the selector lever in the P position
AC206911AC
A
A
Slider
Ignition key
ACC to START
position
Projection of rotor
Key interlock cable
Lock cam
Rod
Lever
Engine starting
switch assembly
Detent pin
When re leasing the push button on t he selector leve r
with the se
lector lever in the P position , the lock ca m
is ro
t a t ed by the d e tent p i n. Th en the key inte rlock
cable
is moved by the lo ck cam in dire ction A as illus
-
trated in the figure .
As a result of this, th e slider in the engine st arting
switch assembly is unlocked. The rotor can then turn,
and the
ign i tion key ca n be p u lle d out b y turn ing it to
the LOCK (OFF)
position .