Question for A/T owners on shift cover. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mid_life_crisis · 03-05-2014, 10:07 AM

When you look at the cover that has the gear indicators on it, if you look above Park (towards the dash), there is a small rubber plug. If you take the cover off and look from underneath, it looks like there is a place for a switch or pushbutton that would project through the opening if that plug wasn't there.
Does anybody know what it was supposed to be for?

TwinturboCamry · 03-05-2014, 10:38 AM

Overdrive override

mid_life_crisis · 03-05-2014, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by TwinturboCamry

Overdrive override

That seems reasonable. How do you know that?

lbroskee · 03-05-2014, 10:50 AM

if u remove the cover its just a hole i assume? if so its a shift release, so if ur battery dies u take a small screwdriver or example, push it in there and then u can shift the car and move it

TwinturboCamry · 03-05-2014, 10:51 AM

That's button is in the exact same place on 99% of cars. I had to replace that cover on my camry and the part was over drive override cover. It covers a small button

Mikem53 · 03-05-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis

When you look at the cover that has the gear indicators on it, if you look above Park (towards the dash), there is a small rubber plug. If you take the cover off and look from underneath, it looks like there is a place for a switch or pushbutton that would project through the opening if that plug wasn't there.
Does anybody know what it was supposed to be for?

That should be the interlock override.. If your some reason.. The electronic stop that keeps you from moving the selector gets stuck or won't operate.. You can stick a flat edge in there and put the car in gear..

mid_life_crisis · 03-05-2014, 11:21 AM

I'll have to look again. From underneath it didn't look like there was anything there.

mid_life_crisis · 03-05-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lbroskee

if u remove the cover its just a hole i assume? if so its a shift release, so if ur battery dies u take a small screwdriver or example, push it in there and then u can shift the car and move it

There is a large square button below it. I held it down with the motor off and was able to move the shift lever.

lbroskee · 03-06-2014, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mid_life_crisis

There is a large square button below it. I held it down with the motor off and was able to move the shift lever.

ya i thought so. just unlocks ur gear box basically so u can put in Nuetral and push

MysteryMachine · 05-05-2014, 11:54 PM

weird mine never had a plug... just a hole and I got it brand new with just a couple miles

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TwinturboCamry Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 4 wheels Location: Canada Posts: 122 Thanks: 7 Thanked 162 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's button is in the exact same place on 99% of cars. I had to replace that cover on my camry and the part was over drive override cover. It covers a small button

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