ockie

Sorry for the stupid question guys, I am new to this car and felt that the 5th gear positioning can easily be confused or bumped to the Reverse gear... so I have been a little hesitant to shift into 5th with the fear of jumping into the R.

So with that said, I did not want to accidentally try it without doing the research first... does the reverse gear lockout or are you able to shift into reverse on accident?

I know I have to learn the positioning better but I figured I'd ask and rather not assume... wouldn't want to force it in reverse while in forward motion

'06 Quicksilver Z06

It locks out reverse when the car is in motion if the reverse lockout solonoid is working properly.

2k Cobra

Yes! There is a solenoid Lock out for reverse. (hope it works)
Now you can go out and bang some gears.

ockie

Thanks guys. I was hoping this would be the case. It's better to ask than to assume

Carnac

Yes - reverse is locked out when moving forward. I sometimes find that I can't get into reverse when moving slowly forward (in a parking lot). Of course that is how the car should work. I think reverse locks out at about 1 mph.

The lock-out is electronic (a solenoid) and seems to work fine.

Go for it - don't be afraid to shift into 5th!!!!

Cheers - Jim

383vett

My 08 won't shift into reverse if the car is moving forward even at crawling speed.

spoon man

bangin 5th gear = you are moving

'06 Quicksilver Z06

And for the same reason, it can be hard to shift the car into reverse with the ignition switch off.

blaine123

If your banging gears from 4th to 5th...... I'd hope you would be on a circle track. Your carrying some serious speed.

And reverse is so far over there... it would have one bad misshift to hit R instead of 6th. Its sometimes hard to get it in R when your trying.