Transmission Selector Lever

The transmission selector lever:

• Has eight positions: Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, Fifth, Fourth, Third and Second.
• Operates the transmission selector shaft in the Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive positions by means of a cable.
• Communicates the transmission selector lever position to the transmission control module (TCM) using electronic code through the Controlled Area Network (CAN) bus.
• Uses "Hall Effect" switches and a micro controller inside the transmission selector lever to generate the electronic code.
• When moved to the left-hand side of the transmission selector lever, allows manual electronic selection of Fifth, Fourth, Third and Second gears.

The transmission selector illumination:

• Is provided by the TCM by using electronic code.
• Is possible by decoding the electronic code received by the transmission selector lever from the TCM and illuminating the relevant transmission selector lever position.
• Provides a red transmission lever position illumination to indicate the selected gear.
• Provides a green background for the transmission selector lever module and is hard-wired to the front electronics module (FEM).

The eight transmission selector positions are:

• P: The transmission is mechanically locked (starting available).
• R: Reverse gear.
• N: No power to the rear wheels (starting available).
• D: All six forward gears available.
• 5: Upshift to fifth gear only.
• 4: Upshift to fourth gear only.
• 3: Upshift to third gear only.
• 2: Upshift to second gear only.