Sentences with phrase «shift out of park»

With the Fiat, the transmission can be slow to shift out of park or to engage other gears.

Trouble spots are mostly minor here: the gas gauge may be inaccurate and show the fuel level being higher than it is, and the transmission may refuse to shift out of park thanks to a fault in a shift lock feature designed to release when the brake pedal is pressed.

I went to buy a 2010 Volkswagen Passat Komfort from a dealer and he couldn't get the gear shift out of park is this a serious prob

The steering wheel is locked, won't shift out of park, drivers window won't roll up, vehicle won't start, but headlights and power seats work.

The Powertrain Control Module on 2013 - 2014 MKZ Hybrid models was updated in November 2013 to prevent vehicles from unintentionally shift out of Park

Approximately 1.5 million Ram trucks are under recall for a shifter issue that can cause the truck to shift out of Park without brake pedal application or the key in the ignition.

It will not shift out of park without my shift release key.

BMW believes U.S. laws prohibit this feature because our regulations don't allow a car to shift out of Park unless the brake pedal is physically depressed.

In response, Congress passed a law directing the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue new safety standards, including auto - reverse for power windows, additional mirrors, back - up cameras and sensors to reduce blind zones, and brake transmission shift interlocks, which prevent cars from being shifted out of park without the brake pedal.

Brake / park interlock Prevents an automatic transmission or transaxle from being shifted out of Park unless the brake pedal is applied.

A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE - TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION.

On cars with an automatic transmission, look for a shift - lock device, which prevents the driver from shifting out of Park without first depressing the brake pedal.

Concern: If the engine does not turn off as expected, someone could move the transmission shifter out of park and the vehicle may move inadvertently, increasing the risk of a motor vehicle crash.

(39 kg) raise the child into the adult belted zone • Anti-lock brakes (ABS) modulate the brakes for the driver to provide steering control while braking • Electronic Stability Program (ESP) applies selective braking or throttle reduction to control oversteer and understeer • Brake Assist ensures maximum braking action during panic stops • Traction Control reduces the throttle and / or applies selective braking to optimize traction during acceleration • Electronic Roll Mitigation determines when the vehicle is in a potential roll over condition and applies appropriate braking force to reduce the likelihood that such an event will occur • Rollover Sensing deploys seat - mounted side air bags, side - curtain air bags and seat - belt pretensioners • Trailer Sway Control helps maintain vehicle and trailer system stability by applying selective braking • Event Data Recorder records the nature of a malfunction or impact event for retrieval using a service diagnostic tool • Available ParkView ™ Rear Backup Camera displays the view behind the vehicle in the navigation display when backing up or parking • Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) alerts drivers to low tire pressure (s) to facilitate safe handling • Brake - park Interlock prevents automatic transaxle from being shifted out of Park or Neutral without first applying brakes • Side Guard Door Beams in front and rear doors provide occupant protection in the event of a side impact

While parked and unoccupied, the van shifted out of park on its own and coasted down into another parked car.

Not exact matches

One time in Castellina in Chianti, while my husband was trying to get the stick shift rental car to go up a 45 degree blind hill out of a parking lot without killing little babies in strollers, I wandered through the outdoor market (not wanting to be a witness to the carnage).

Start the car, back out of the parking space, put the shifter into first gear, gas, let the clutch out, slow, slow, stall.

Finding the perfect throw - on dress can be difficult, but this black shift dress knocks it out of the park!

U.S. laws prohibit this feature because regulations require the brake pedal to be physically depressed to shift a car out of park.

Next time you have this problem, instead of letting the car roll, I would move the shifter into and out of park once or many times to try to remove enough oxidation to see if you can get it to crank.

This will prevent the «friend» from starting the car, and will also prevent the «friend» from simply putting it in neutral and pushing it (The Brake - Shift interlock fuse being removed will prevent the shifter from being moved out of «Park»).

As a result, the BTSI can become disabled and the vehicle's shifter can move out of Park without brake pedal application or the key in the ignition.

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This is perhaps most noticeable when reversing out of a parking space: several times I pushed the throttle to back up and found it so unresponsive that I looked down at the shift lever to make sure I had remembered to engage reverse gear — which I had, in fact, done.

Driving it in its Comfort and Eco Pro modes, I could have parked and forgotten all about it, but after moving the shifter to Sport mode nothing short of violence was going to get me out of the i8.

After parking for a moment, we began to pull out but realized that the wind had shifted the snow and created a barrier in front of the exit.

Tap the shifter paddle, there's a satisfying blip as second gear engages, more thrust, still more thrust as the turbocharger kicks in, and before you know it, you've topped out at 40 mph in the parking lot of BMW's New Jersey headquarters and with a German engineer riding shotgun.

A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE - TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE «PARK» POSITION.

The parking brake will now automatically engage whenever the shift lever is in park and disengage whenever the shift lever is moved out of park.

This system can automatically set and release itself when the car is shifted in and out of park.

Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push - button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Additionally, when the ignition is in the «ON» position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake.

If a switch is bad, the brake lights won't operate and the transmission shifter will not come out of «Park» position.

I also was a significantly annoyed to find that BMW's odd new shift lever doesn't feature a «Park» position, which led to quite a bit of confusion when the time came to get out of the M5 at the end of my first drive.

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You can't just push the ignition switch and back out of the driveway until you've learned how to move the gear selector: Depress a button on the side then push forward for reverse, pull all the way back for Drive, pull back a second time for Sport Drive mode, and press a button at the base of the shifter for Park.

The first thing we noticed about the little Z as we drove it out of the parking garage was its extremely smooth shifts.

One minor gremlin: Somehow, I pulled the key out of the ignition before the column mounted shifter engaged park, thereby jamming the lock so badly I couldn't reinsert the ignition key.

Shift - lock devices: On cars with an automatic transmission, look for a shift - lock device, which prevents the driver from shifting out of «park» without first depressing the brake pShift - lock devices: On cars with an automatic transmission, look for a shift - lock device, which prevents the driver from shifting out of «park» without first depressing the brake pshift - lock device, which prevents the driver from shifting out of «park» without first depressing the brake pedal.

Canadian tastes in upscale cars may have shifted toward crossovers, but Americans still like their full - size sedans, and that's why the Avalon and its contemporaries like the Chevrolet Impala, Ford Taurus, and Kia Cadenza continue to exist up north: if you're going to build serious numbers of a car for the U.S., might as well crank out a few more to park in Canadian showrooms.

Once unlocked, you have to insert the key in the ignition to move the shift lever out of park.

The console offers exceptional storage capability and houses a unique shifter that mounts low and out of the way when the vehicle is parked — also hiding from sight the engine starter button.

I also have issues with the gear shifter not coming out of park.

Every time I took it out of park, I was thinking that the Camry would benefit from a rotating shift knob like the one inside of a Ford Fusion.

I often find myself starting the car, then thinking I forgot to shift out of neutral when I attempt to move forward or backward slowly at parking - lot speed; you need to give it a surprising amount of throttle to get moving, and this can lead to the jerkiness Stoy alluded to.

Additionally, a malfunctioning brake light switch may also prevent the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position.

When you shift into reverse, the available ParkView Rear Back Up Camera with dynamic gridlines displays a high - resolution image of the area behind the vehicle to help assist you when parking and backing out of your parking spot.

The park that once was nice for a picnic or a barbeque now has tarps over tables for shelter, food cans everywhere, water containers everywhere, make shift house made out of plywood, and not to mention it stinks terribly.

This shifted our route to a place called Beerwah, near the Glass House Mountains, and we stayed in a creepy run down caravan park straight out of an 80's horror film.

The parking lot has been shifted so it is perpendicular to the ocean and the floodplain has been opened up, so that should a large rain event occur, the lagoon will be able to handle the heavy volumes of water that flow down Redwood Creek and out to the Pacific.