As we know the fact about transmission, there are two kinds,
Manual and automatic. Those cars which run on manual transmission also have a clutch which the driver needs to push each time to shift the gear. The number of gears depends on the size of the engine. A manual transmission car, however, doesn’t have the shift lock release mechanism.
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Automatic transmission has it. It is, nevertheless, quite different from a manual transmission. This is why people who are used to either kind of transmission
Find it difficult to drive a car with another transmission.
This mechanism of shift lock and its release is present in cars with
Automatic transmission because the functionality of both is pretty much different.
Here, there is no need to shift the gears manually. They do have a gear shift though. This gear shift, however, is used for switching among options like reverse, parking, neutral, etc. To shift between these options, you have the shift lock release options.
You can usually locate it on the lever itself. It is actually a button. It allows you to switch to an option, say parking, and then lets you lock it till you switch into another one. Then, unless you release the shift lock,
You will not be able to do the shift lock override.
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As it is a button, a shift lock release button specifically,
All you need to do is press it. When you press the button, it will cause the lock to release,
Thus, allowing you to shift the lever to the desired option. As you release the lock, the lever will move as you desire. Now all you need to do is choose the option that you need to put the transmission in,
And then press the button again. Pressing the button again will let you lock the lever in that setting.
Also, it is a safety function that helps you move your car when the gear shift won’t move from one setting to another. Follow these simple steps to use shift lock release,
When the gear selector isn’t working:
The exact way to use shift lock release is always mentioned in your owner’s manual of your car. For those who are not acquainted with automatic transmission,
This mechanism may seem superfluous at first,
But those who know how to drive an automatic car know that it is very much important from a safety point of view. In manual transmission,
Since the driver has all the control in their hands,
A mechanism like this is never a necessity.
However, in a vehicle where the control is in the vehicle’s hands,
Shift lock release is indeed a necessity.
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