What's the round thing beside the gear shift on automatics?

BlueVibeGirl · Post by **BlueVibeGirl** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:21 am

What's the round button-like thing on the right side of the automatic gear shift?

melynda · Post by **melynda** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:31 am

(removed) I have so been wondering the same thing! Haha!

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:31 am

That's the brake/shift interlock override thingamabob. If something ever happens and you can't get the shifter out of park, you can pop off the cover (provided the dealer installed yours, lol!) and stick something in there and press down... That will let you shift from park when the car doesn't have power or when something isn't working properly with the mechanism.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:36 am

mine came with out the cap, so i picked one up at the yota dealer, GM wants way to much $ for parts yota charges like 1/3 the price. i think it was under 2 bucks at yota.

BlueVibeGirl · Post by **BlueVibeGirl** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:26 am

What's the cap look like?

RePo · Post by **RePo** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:37 am

One of the first things I did was lodge a piece of LEGO in there to defeat the shift interlock. That non-feature has annoyed me on all my cars, and Pontiac/Toyota did the honorable thing and provided a convenient override.

binary · Post by **binary** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:56 am

Quote, originally posted by RePo Â»One of the first things I did was lodge a piece of LEGO in there to defeat the shift interlock. That non-feature has annoyed me on all my cars, and Pontiac/Toyota did the honorable thing and provided a convenient override.You stuck a waffle in there? Go to the dealer and crank on them... if it didn't come with your car, then they can pay for it.

Burstgoof · Post by **Burstgoof** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:47 am

If your battery dies, and you can't shift into neutral to push the car to a new (or safe) spot, you use this override switch to shift into neutral. It's like pressing the brake to shift out of park.

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:01 am

That function is pretty much standard on all new vehicles.

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:34 am

i call it the "tow me" button

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:50 am

Quote, originally posted by Burstgoof Â»If your battery dies, and you can't shift into neutral to push the car to a new (or safe) spot, you use this override switch to shift into neutral. It's like pressing the brake to shift out of park.My car has been completely dead before, but I could still insert the key, turn it to the acc on notch, press the brake, and put the car in N.

What's the round thing beside the gear shift on automatics?

What's the round thing beside the gear shift on automatics?

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