Modern cars have an increasing number of options and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time easy to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mitsubishi Mirage, dependent on its options, it can be difficult to understand how to start a Mitsubishi Mirage? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will show you the different techniques to start a Mitsubishi Mirage with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Mitsubishi Mirage with a card, and to finish, without using the key.
How to start a Mitsubishi Mirage with key?
So we begin our content which is designed to show you how to start a Mitsubishi Mirage, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the different steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Mitsubishi Mirage:
- Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on Mitsubishi Mirage that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to consult our content on orange lights on Mitsubishi Mirage to discover the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mitsubishi Mirage starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Mitsubishi Mirage,
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How to start a Mitsubishi Mirage with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Mitsubishi Mirage with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Mitsubishi Mirage equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is still more or less alike, so don’t think twice to go back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Mitsubishi Mirage with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Mitsubishi Mirage is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases positioned on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mitsubishi Mirage
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mitsubishi Mirage
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How do I start a Mitsubishi Mirage without a key?
And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Mitsubishi Mirage without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Mitsubishi Mirage is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to stick to:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mitsubishi Mirage).
There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Mitsubishi Mirage.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Mitsubishi Mirage, do not hesitate to consult our Mitsubishi Mirage category.
