can you start the car in any gear?
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Answer these questions the next time you are in your car:
1. Do the doors lock when the car is out of park? If yes make a mental note and proceed to 2. If No, lock the doors manually and proceed to 2.
2. Do the doors unlock when the car is put in park? If Yes make a mental note and proceed to 3. If no, make metal note and proceed to 3.
3 (pre-requisite) You will need to park close to a wall or something you could see the lights from your car on.
3. Place the car in Drive. If it is day light out and the headlights aren't on, does a dim light pattern appear on the wall infront of you? If Yes make a mental note and proceed to 4. If its not day, turn your twilight sentinel off and try (does the DIC also say headlamps suggested?). If No, make a mental note and go to 4.
4. Set the ebrake while the car is in park. Put the car in gear. Does the ebrake release? Yes make a mental note and go to 5. (4b)No, take mental note, find owners manual and look for the manual release. Drink a beverage of choice :alchi:, make a mental note and move to 5.
5. Put the car in any gear but N. Place foot on ebrake. Lift foot. Does brake release when you lift foot? If yes, My assumption is that the car knows its in park. Make a mental note and move to 6. If no repeat 4b. Do not go to 5 again just move to 6.
6. Post results in thread.
Lemme know if this helps :-D... :bouncy:
1. Do the doors lock when the car is out of park? If yes make a mental note and proceed to 2. If No, lock the doors manually and proceed to 2.
2. Do the doors unlock when the car is put in park? If Yes make a mental note and proceed to 3. If no, make metal note and proceed to 3.
3 (pre-requisite) You will need to park close to a wall or something you could see the lights from your car on.
3. Place the car in Drive. If it is day light out and the headlights aren't on, does a dim light pattern appear on the wall infront of you? If Yes make a mental note and proceed to 4. If its not day, turn your twilight sentinel off and try (does the DIC also say headlamps suggested?). If No, make a mental note and go to 4.
4. Set the ebrake while the car is in park. Put the car in gear. Does the ebrake release? Yes make a mental note and go to 5. (4b)No, take mental note, find owners manual and look for the manual release. Drink a beverage of choice :alchi:, make a mental note and move to 5.
5. Put the car in any gear but N. Place foot on ebrake. Lift foot. Does brake release when you lift foot? If yes, My assumption is that the car knows its in park. Make a mental note and move to 6. If no repeat 4b. Do not go to 5 again just move to 6.
6. Post results in thread.
Lemme know if this helps :-D... :bouncy:
UPDATED: Well during the last two days, after a long (overnight or after work, 9-5) stop, it regains the ability to sense it's in P. It's still tricky to get of P. Somewhere along the drive to/from work, it losses it. The when I first noticed it was, I immediately programmed it, but the car must fall back to some preset mode, lights and horn with unlock/lock and no door lock features. I some also note that when I said it displays 'P', no it doesn't actually, just R and D-1.
Also, when it does have 'P' it's back to being tricky to get out of park. I take the console apart ASAP, prob. tomorrow, before I damage something serious or make the car immobile. HyberB, if I don't find anything when I take it apart, I will try those procedures. Sorry I didn't see your post, sorta give up on it. Thanks for trying to help though
Also, when it does have 'P' it's back to being tricky to get out of park. I take the console apart ASAP, prob. tomorrow, before I damage something serious or make the car immobile. HyberB, if I don't find anything when I take it apart, I will try those procedures. Sorry I didn't see your post, sorta give up on it. Thanks for trying to help though
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