Automatic transmission – Acura 2003 CL - Owner's Manual User Manual
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If you need to use the Shift Lock
Release, it means your car is
developing a problem. Have the car
checked by your Acura dealer.
This allows you to move the shift
lever out of Park if the normal
method of pushing on the brake
pedal does not work. This procedure
is also used to release the Reverse
Lockout.
Insert a screwdriver in the Shift
Lock Release slot.
Push down on the screwdriver and
move the shift lever out of Park to
Neutral.
To release the Reverse Lockout,
move the shift lever from Neutral
to Reverse, then to Park.
Remove the screwdriver from the
Shift Lock Release slot, then
reinstall the cover. Make sure the
notch on the cover is on the right
side. Depress the brake pedal and
restart the engine.
Set the Parking brake.
Make sure the ignition switch is in
the OFF (0) position.
To release the Reverse Lockout,
make sure the ignition switch is in
the ACCESSORY (I) position.
Put a cloth on the edge of the Shift
Lock Release slot cover next to
the shift lever.
Use a small flat-tipped screwdriver
or small metal plate (neither are
included in the tool kit) to remove
the cover. Carefully pry on the
edge of the cover.
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Shif t Lock Release
Automatic Transmission
Driving
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S
S
H
H
I
I
F
F
T
T
L
L
O
O
C
C
K
K
R
R
E
E
L
L
E
E
A
A
S
S
E
E
S
S
L
L
O
O
T
T
C
C
O
O
V
V
E
E
R
R
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