Ford Pontiac Cadillac Towing Automatic Transmission Vehicles PDF Manual

Most Vehicles (**Except Tracker, Saturn ION, Cadillac CTS and Pontiac Vibe**) If a vehicle has an automatic transmission with a floor shift and it has no electrical power, the electrical solenoid lock must be overridden to shift from Park (P) to Neutral (N). For the majority of GM vehicles, use the following steps.
1. Push the base of the leather shift lever boot forward with your thumb.
2. Lift the boot and find the white solenoid lever.
3. Move the white lever toward the driver’s side to unlock it.
4. While holding the white solenoid lever in the unlock position, press the shift lever button and shift into Neutral (N).
5. Release the solenoid lever and snap the boot back into place.

Tracker
1. Apply the parking brake until the end of Step 6.
2. Turn the key to ON or ACC.
3. Find the access hole cover on the driver’s side of the console, near the shift lever.
4. Remove the screw and cover.
5. Locate the return plate. Using a finger, move the return plate toward the rear of the vehicle until it stops (figure 8).
6. Move the shift lever into the desired gear.

Saturn ION
ION is equipped with an electronic park lock actuator. In the event that the ignition key cannot be rotated to the OFF/LOCK position and removed from the lock cylinder, use the following procedure to manually override the electronic park lock actuator.
1. Make sure the vehicle is in Park (P).
2. Using a flat-tipped tool or another key, carefully pry off the cover from the bottom of the steering column (figure 9).
3. Place your index finger through the access hole and locate the end of the electronic park lock actuator plunger (figure 10).
4. Press and hold the plunger toward the driver’s side door while rotating the ignition key to the OFF/ LOCK position. Remove the key.

Pontiac Vibe
If you cannot shift out of Park (P), ease pressure on the shift lever by pushing the shift lever all the way into Park (P) and releasing the shift lever button as you maintain brake application. Then press the shift lever button and move the shift lever into Neutral (N). If you hold the brake pedal down but still can’t shift out of Park (P), do the following:
1. Turn the ignition to LOCK. Make sure the parking brake is applied.
2. Carefully pry the shift-lock override small, round cover from the floor-shift console located to the right of the shift lever (figure 11).
3. Insert the end of a flat-tipped tool into the circular slot and press down firmly.
4. While maintaining brake application, move the shift lever into Neutral (N).

Cadillac CTS
Automatic transmission CTS vehicles are equipped with a shift lock release. Use the following procedure to release the shift lever and shift the vehicle into Park (P) under dead battery or low battery voltage conditions.
1. Pull up on the rear part of the leather boot that surrounds the shift lever (figure 12).
2. Fold the boot upward to expose the mechanism benath the shift lever.
3. Locate and remove the small oval cap near the forward, right side of shift mechanism (figure 13).
4. Using a narrow, pointed tool, press down on the mechanism under the cap so that you can move the shift lever (figure 14).

Download Ford Pontiac Cadillac Towing Automatic Transmission Vehicles PDF Manual