Ford Ecosport: Automatic Transmission External Controls / Description and Operation - External Controls - Overview

Overview

The transmission selector lever linkage consists of:

• a selector lever cable that connects the transmission manual control lever to the selector lever assembly.
• a brake shift interlock actuator that is integral to the selector lever assembly.

The selector lever assembly:

• locks the transmission selector lever in the P position when the ignition switch is in the LOCK position
• requires the transmission selector lever to be in the P position to turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
• if equipped, has a SelectShift® switch mounted to the selector lever knob that allow the driver to manually shift the transmission.

The steering wheel:

• if equipped, has SelectShift® paddle switches mounted to it that allow the driver to manually shift the transmission.