Transmission Shifter - Description

DESCRIPTION

The automatic transmission is operated with the help of a shift lever assembly (SLA) located in the floor console. There are six positions to which the selection lever can be shifted: Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Manual Second, Manual Low. The selector lever positions ""P"", ""R"", ""N"" ""D"" ""2"" and ""1"" are transmitted by a shift cable to the selector shaft in the transmission, indication in cluster.

- Park (P)
- Reverse (R)
- Neutral (N)
- Drive (D)
- Manual second (2)
- Manual low (1)

The SLA is comprised of the following functions.
Key lock
Depending on the selector lever position, the ignition cylinder is locked/unlocked, i.e., the ignition key can be removed only if the selector lever is in position "P", and the shift lever can be moved out of "P" only after the key has been turned clockwise from LOCK (1) position. A park lock cable is used to perform this functions.
Park lock
The selector lever is not released from position "P" until the brake pedal has been applied and the ignition key is in ON (3) position. Shift lock is controlled by the brake light switch in conjunction with a locking solenoid in the SLA. As soon as the brake pedal is applied, the locking solenoid is energized and retracted to unlock the selector lever. If the selector lever cannot be moved out of position "P" due to a malfunction, the shift lock function can be overridden.