Selector Lever Cable Adjustment - Floor Shifter
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Mercury Marauder, 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis, and 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Place the gearshift lever in the (D) position.
- Raise and support the vehicle. For additional information, refer to JACKING & HOISTING .
- Remove the nut, and disconnect the shift cable from the manual control lever.
- Position the manual control lever in the (D) position.
- Pull the manual control lever forward until travel stops.
- Push the manual control lever backward two detents to the (D) position.
- Connect the shift cable to the manual control lever, and install the nut.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Move the gearshift lever from detent to detent and compare it with the transmission setting. Verify that the engine will start in P and N and that the reversing lamps illuminate in R. If not, repeat the adjustment procedure.
- Check that the digital transmission range (DTR) sensor adjustment is correct. For additional information, refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION . Adjust the DTR sensor if necessary.
- After completing all adjustments, and with the vehicle on the ground, turn on the electrical power to the air suspension, if so equipped.
WARNING:
Turn off the electrical power to the air suspension prior to hoisting, jacking, or towing an air suspension equipped vehicle. Failure to do so can result in unexpected inflation or deflation of the air springs, which can result in shifting of the vehicle during these operations. Failure to follow these instructions can result in personal injury.