BigRedNZ
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Fixed. I thought I would post this up as I couldnt find much on the Shift to park issue. The radio was a happy coincidence that it fixed it
I saw some hints about how to resolve two issues:
1. When you turn off car, in the dash it says "Shift to park" even though its in park and the dash gear indicator says park to
2. When you turn off car and open the door the radio doesn't shut off
These issues are caused by a microswitch clipped onto the side of the shifter see pic.
What happened for me was
1. The microswitch was loose so when the shifter hit the switch it wouldn't click it properly
2. The gear shifter has a pin, you can see it move when you push the shift button on autostick, this pin was going behind the microswitch not hitting it
3. the gear stick pin is loose and may not have been pushed all the way to the right enough
Fix
Pull a part the shifter surround
- remove center trim
- remove console
The switch is the bit covered in glue. What should happen is a plastic clip should hold the microswitch in place but that ends up bent causing the switch to shift out of alighnment. Just push the clip back on to show the position then glue it. I thought about holding it with clips and then sinking self tapping screws to hold it there.. hot glue may fail over time
I saw some hints about how to resolve two issues:
1. When you turn off car, in the dash it says "Shift to park" even though its in park and the dash gear indicator says park to
2. When you turn off car and open the door the radio doesn't shut off
These issues are caused by a microswitch clipped onto the side of the shifter see pic.
What happened for me was
1. The microswitch was loose so when the shifter hit the switch it wouldn't click it properly
2. The gear shifter has a pin, you can see it move when you push the shift button on autostick, this pin was going behind the microswitch not hitting it
3. the gear stick pin is loose and may not have been pushed all the way to the right enough
Fix
Pull a part the shifter surround
The switch is the bit covered in glue. What should happen is a plastic clip should hold the microswitch in place but that ends up bent causing the switch to shift out of alighnment. Just push the clip back on to show the position then glue it. I thought about holding it with clips and then sinking self tapping screws to hold it there.. hot glue may fail over time
