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Does my knob look okay to you?
I'm in the UK so I don't honestly think the mileage is a huge issue for that fluid. Outside temp has been over 25C maybe twice in its life. As you say the lack of use could be a factor and certainly there was no stickiness that I remember when it was in daily use.I'm away for a couple of weeks but will check the positions in other gears when I get back. Cheers everyone.
It failing to show the selected gear was one of the first signs of trouble. I'm not convinced of the need to change the fluid though. There's nothing in the manual that mandates more than 'inspection' unless the car is under 'severe usage' conditions.
In park, what is the dash displaying?
Is there a shift unlock button on your model. Most autos have one. It's usually adjacent to the lever. Worth a try if there is one.
Quote from: tw2005 on May 14, 2018, 21:44:28In park, what is the dash displaying?No gear selection is shown with the ignition on and sitting in park. I can't remember if that's normal.
Quote from: Dazzler on May 14, 2018, 21:28:35 Is there a shift unlock button on your model. Most autos have one. It's usually adjacent to the lever. Worth a try if there is one. Yep it has one. I just used it to get the car out of park and back into Neutral and it started fine then. It was a bit stiff getting it to Neutral. Warming up now and going to measure the fluid again in a while. The dash is showing N in neutral.
Quote from: Craig on May 16, 2018, 18:40:40Quote from: Dazzler on May 14, 2018, 21:28:35 Is there a shift unlock button on your model. Most autos have one. It's usually adjacent to the lever. Worth a try if there is one. Yep it has one. I just used it to get the car out of park and back into Neutral and it started fine then. It was a bit stiff getting it to Neutral. Warming up now and going to measure the fluid again in a while. The dash is showing N in neutral.Don't understand why you had to use the emergency release unless there is pressure on the interlock with it out of position, it's solenoid driven
Quote from: tw2005 on May 16, 2018, 20:31:56Quote from: Craig on May 16, 2018, 18:40:40Quote from: Dazzler on May 14, 2018, 21:28:35 Is there a shift unlock button on your model. Most autos have one. It's usually adjacent to the lever. Worth a try if there is one. Yep it has one. I just used it to get the car out of park and back into Neutral and it started fine then. It was a bit stiff getting it to Neutral. Warming up now and going to measure the fluid again in a while. The dash is showing N in neutral.Don't understand why you had to use the emergency release unless there is pressure on the interlock with it out of position, it's solenoid drivenComing in a bit late here. See no reason to use the unlock button, unless the solenoid is not being activated. That leads me to the ignition lock. The circuit goes there. Some WD40 may work.
no where, need to identify fault and cause first