At Shift Control

Turn the ignition switch to ON.
While brake pedal is not depressed, check if the select lever does not move from "P" range.
While brake pedal is depressed, check if the select lever moves from "P" range.
Set the select lever to other than "P" range.
When the ignition switch is turned OFF, check if the key can be removed from the ignition switch.

Set the AT select lever to each gear position and check the shifting while driving the vehicle.

Fig 1: Checking AT Shift Control Shifting

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