Selector Lever with SelectShift™ Switch

Fig 1: Identifying Parking Lock Release Button, Brake Shift Interlock Actuator, Actuator Lever And SelectShift™ Switch

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

The selector lever with a SelectShift™ switch has the following positions:

• P 
• R 
• N 
• D 
• S 

In the selector lever position S  , the transmission can be manually shifted by operating the SelectShift™ switch which is located on the side of the selector lever. The SelectShift™ switch is hard-wired to the TCM. The upshift or downshift signal is transmitted to the TCM via two wires.

Only with the ignition switched on, the brake pedal pressed and the parking lock release button pressed, can the selector lever be moved out of the P  position.

The engine can only be started in the P  or N  position.

The following components are integrated in the selector lever with a SelectShift™ switch assembly:

• SelectShift™ switch
• Brake shift interlock actuator
• LED for the selector lever position display

The selector lever with an O/D  cancel switch has the following positions:

• P 
• R 
• N 
• D 
• L (Low)

The following components are integrated in the selector lever with a O/D  cancel switch assembly:

• O/D  cancel switch
• Brake shift interlock actuator
• LED for the selector lever position display