Range Selection: Park

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Milan and 2010 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

With the range selector in PARK:

the parking pawl locks the output shaft to the case.
the ignition key can be removed.
the ignition switch can be cycled from OFF to START or RUN. The ready indicator light will illuminate on the Instrument Cluster (IC) when the ignition switch is cycled to the START position.

The ready indicator light is located on the lower right hand corner of the IC .