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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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Hello All,

Quite often, my A4 often won't shift out of Park until (it seems) the engine is warm or been running for a while. Odd. Why temp. would have any bearing is beyond me.

Does this sound like something within the shift button mechanism or is the brake sw. / shift interlock messed up somehow?

Any ideas? Thanks...
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Are you saying the button wont push down? If so prob the mechanism inside.. mine takes a few times pressing hard sometimes also..
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Old Aug 13, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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Are you saying the button wont push down? If so prob the mechanism inside.. mine takes a few times pressing hard sometimes also..
No, the button will push down, I just can't move the shifter out of Park. Oddly enough, after the car sits running for a while, it then releases. Maybe this is an impending trans problem?

Seems the "Brake Before Shift" on the DIC is taking longer to show up too (maybe my imagination).
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