Selector Lever Indicator Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Lincoln Navigator and 2003 Ford Expedition. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the upper instrument panel steering column cover. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE .
Place the transmission control selector lever in the (D) position.
- Rotate the transmission control selector lever clockwise until it bottoms out (first gear), then rotate two detents counterclockwise ((D) position).
Hang a three pound weight on the transmission control selector lever.
Center the pointer in the middle of the (D) position.
- Rotate the thumbwheel located on the bottom of the steering column to adjust the pointer.
  
  Fig 1: Adjusting Pointer
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Remove the three pound weight.
Carefully move the shift control selector lever from detent to detent and compare with transmission settings.
- Readjust if necessary.
Install the upper instrument panel steering column cover. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE .