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Old 04-11-2023, 12:37 PM
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My car is dead and I’m trying to put it in neutral and roll it somewhere else. But it’s stuck in park. I’ve removed the dust cover and am looking for a lever to flick and manually shift it into neutral. There’s nothing on the left lower side. There’s a six pointed Allen wrench screw that I have not removed because I don’t have that tool. How do I find that lever ? Do I need to unscrew that Allen wrench ?
 
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Old 04-11-2023, 12:55 PM
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Unscrew the plastic torx plug you mentioned (I've just used a wide flat head in the past), and stick a screwdriver a few inches down that hole to push on the interlock bypass. Then you should be able to move out of p
 
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You are supposed to insert the IGNITION KEY into the 'TORX' hole and move the selector to N.
Remove the key and start the engine. (or roll the car)
 
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Louisiana, you state your car is dead, please detail...is there no power anywhere in car?
 
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Once more for king and country: read the Drivers' Manual. If you haven't one, download it from the stickies.


Sorry, I am getting as irritated by questions answered in the glove box as Bob is about folks who won't search the TSBs . . .
 

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Old 04-15-2023, 12:38 PM
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Ahhhh....come on Jim. We are dealing with a generation who have been spoon fed from birth.
They are not going to change that attitude until they have no other option. Yelling at the milk spilt
on the floor will not clean it up, however teaching so as not to spill the milk, solves the whole issue.
 
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Well call me selfish, but when I die, I'm taking ALL my Jaguar knowledge with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Hopefully, by then there will no longer be any of these outside of museums . . . and junkyards. (which may include your driveway) . . of course, LOL!
 
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Originally Posted by motorcarman
well call me selfish, but when i die, i'm taking all my jaguar knowledge with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nnnnnoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Well call me selfish, but when I die, I'm taking ALL my Jaguar knowledge with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, then I'm dedicating the first video I linked in my Sig. to you Bob...titled Personal Jesus... ...originally done by Depeche Mode in '89, but I think way better done by Broken Peach.
 
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