Turns the Overdrive on and off. Used for towing because you should never tow with the transmission in overdrive.
A Lever
A lot of newer cars have a "lever" you must lift to shift into reverse. It's a safety feature to keep from throwing your car into reverse instead of 5th gear. Mine is a ring right below the knob that you lift up. See if you car has something similar.
Really the easiest way is to change the steering column out, get a decent one from a savage yard and a good how to book and away you go. I had the same problem on my '93 and this was the best solution.
Manual transmissions normally have no display for the current gear setting. You can only tell this by the position of the gearshift lever. Most gearshift lever knobs have markings on the top to remind you which position corresponds to which gear. Unfortunately this knob can come lose and rotate, resulting in confusion.
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On a 1998 Ford Taurus ; On the column shift the overdrive button is on the end of the gear shift lever On the console shift the overdrive button is on the drivers side of the gear selector lever below the button you have to press to shift out of PARK
check the brake pedal switch
I assume that is the button that allows you to turn off or turn on the overdrive for the transmission ( my Ford Explorer also has a button on the end of the gear shift lever for that purpose )
isn,t that the over drive button
700r4 gear shift lever want lock in place
It's the overdrive engage button, which is like a 5th gear. It only engages when the gear lever is in 4th gear and it can be operated without depressing the clutch.
Press the button on the left side of the transfer case selector lever. It's the lever on the console next to the gear shift lever.
The shift lock button is used when the battery has discharged or the ignition isn't turned on, once the button is pressed it allows the gear lever to be moved from P (parking) to N (neutral).
On the right side of gear shift lever, there is a long narrow plastic bin probably 1 inch wide and about 3 inch long and 1.5 inch deep.Pull this bin up by grabbing inside.You will find a window below and a pink plastic tab.Gently push this pink plastic tab to release gear shift lever from park in case of emergency (only).
you have the transmission locked in the " hold " for that gear. To get rid of it push the button on the automatic shift lever below the one you push to put in gear from park.
sounds like your shift lever is not locking all the way. *the button on the drivers side (1/2inx1/8in) is the shift lock override, this could be stuck, take the trim piece off and check it.
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