Gearshift Cable Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Separate the gearshift lever boot from the floor console and push the mounting flange down through the console opening.
Carefully pry the floor console finish panel from the floor console.
Disengage the secondary shift cable lock by sliding it away from the shifter ball stud.

Fig 1: Disengaging Secondary Shift Cable Lock
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NOTE: If the primary shift cable lock is difficult to slide out, disconnect the shift cable from the ball stud, push the primary lock from the rear, and reattach the shift cable to the ball stud.

Fig 2: Disengaging Shift Cable

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

Disengage the primary shift cable lock by sliding it out away from the shift cable.
With the shifter and the transmission in 3rd or 4th gear, engage the primary shift cable lock.

Fig 3: Engaging Primary Shift Cable Lock
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Engage the secondary shift cable lock by sliding it over the primary shift cable lock.

Fig 4: Engaging Secondary Shift Cable Lock
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Install the floor console finish panel.
Install the gearshift lever boot.