Shift Interlock System
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The shift interlock system consists of:
- a shift lock actuator.
- A transmission selector lever position insert, which bolts to the steering column and secures the shift lock actuator.
- A contained PARK indicator switch.
- electrical circuits to supply power to unlock the shift lock actuator.
The shift lock actuator locks the selector lever in PARK:
- when the ignition switch lock cylinder is in the LOCK position.
- with the ignition switch lock cylinder in the RUN position and the brake pedal released.
The shift lock actuator releases the selector lever:
- with the ignition switch lock cylinder in the RUN position and the brake pedal actuated.