HONDA 2012 Insight - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 283)

If you need to use the shift lock
release, it means your vehicle is
developing a problem. Have it
checked by your dealer.
Push down on the key while you
press the release button on the
shift lever and move the shift lever
out of Park to neutral.
Insert the key in the shift lock
release slot.
This allows you to move the shift
lever out of Park if the normal
method of pushing on the brake
pedal and pressing the release
button does not work.
Put a cloth on the notch of the
shift lock release slot cover to
prevent scratches. Using a small
flat-tip screwdriver or a metal
fingernail file, carefully pry on the
notch of the cover to remove it.
Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
Set the parking brake.
Remove the key from the shift
lock release slot, then reinstall the
cover. Make sure the notch on the
cover is on the left side. Insert the
key into the ignition switch, press
the brake pedal, and restart the
engine.
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SHIFT LOCK RELEASE SLOT
RELEASE BUTTON