This has happened three times now, and only at the car wash. My 2005 (purchased Oct 2004) with 10,000 miles, won't shift to neutral. I'm not sure whether I accidently had touched the Park button, in which case you must hold the brake momentarily to allow a shift, or if I simply didn't hold the neutral position long enough. The car wash attendants are yelling - don't brake, put it in neutral, and I'm frantically trying to slide the puck (shifter) to the N position. so they shut down the car wash drive train, and eventually the machine concedes, and everything is OK, Has anyone else experienced this ? Mel Pruis , yes Pruis the anagram - from Michigan
Always shifts into neutral for me.. hmm.. strange. Did you try.. well.. no.. brake shouldn't be needed * thinks* if you hold it it should go. Just keep holding it in the N position. *shrug* I haven't heard of this happening to anyone else so far. Anyone else hear of this problem?
I'm betting 10 points that he simply is flipping the knob to "N" and immediately releasing it - instead of holding it in "N" for a second or two.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusham\";p=\"79227)</div> Yep that's it you have to hold it. Learned that here in a discussion on car washes!
From park, you have to press the brake to go to N. I tested this. However, you can go from D to N or N to D without the brake, which is why it is a good idea to put the car to Ig-On, so that if the lever gets bumped, the car won't start driving away unmanned.
Dan: i think he was in the car. Good tip for others though. Priusham: I'll take your 10 points "I'm not sure whether I accidently had touched the Park button, in which case you must hold the brake momentarily to allow a shift, or if I simply didn't hold the neutral position long enough." he knows to hold it... knows to use the brake from park too
