External Controls: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The transmission shift cable transfers the transmission operating mode from the gearshift lever to the automatic transmission. The indicated position of the transmission control selector lever is transferred to the transmission either through the steering column shift selector tube or through the floor shifter, then to the cable, and down to the manual control lever on the transmission.