How do you engage your shifter?

[bizdack]

When engaging to "D", do you slam the shifter from Park to Drive (bypassing R and N) or do you slowly engage at each point?

The reason I ask is if I slowly engage to D (say from N), it seems like it wouldn't engage and "D" wouldn't display on the MFD. I need to slam/pull harder to engage to "D".

 

[woodmews]

Mine just goes smoothly

 

[davez26]

Like a knife through butter

I just slide her into "D" and head out. There is a cable in the equation, I'd probably get that checked out. I'd be afraid of the opposite happening, Put it in park, it doesn't engage and then...? Which brings back the old Park Brake thread, which I'd rather not discuss.

 

[bizdack]

Hahaha funny dave... then the thread becomes hijacked with the brake issue.

Mine does go in smoothly. Really no issue to shift at all... but sometimes, when shifting to D, it feels like I have to "rough it up" downward with some force and ensure a sensor is tripped in order to fully engage/display the "D" in the MFD.

... or maybe she really needs to be roughed up in engaging to D.

I'm just having 2nd thoughts about bringing to dealer for fear of not replicating.

 

[roverman]

Dave, hope you're not permanently scarred by the PB thread
bizdack, since it is a 'feel' issue, you're really the only one who can say. I'd take it in if it doesn't feel right. Mine feels no different than any other automatic.

 

[JohnKel]

roverman check your PM

Cheers
John

 

[bizdack]

Just an update just incase anybody might come across this thread.

Dealer adjusted the shifter (bowden) cable and my shift indicator on the MFD no longer has any issue nor any hesitation.

 

[NHESS81]

lol...at least it was an easy fix