Shift Lever Mechanism: Notes
The shift lever has five positions; P, R, N, D, and D3. D has two modes; automatic shift mode and sequential sportshift mode with the shift lever moved to M. The shift lever shifts out of P by holding in the shift lever button, and moving the shift lever into any available gears. The shift lever is engaged with the shift lever link in P, R, N, D, and D3. This unit shifts the transmission using the shift cable connected between the shift lever link and the transmission control shaft.
In M, the shift lever is disengaged from the shift lever link, and the shift lever can be used to shift gears manually between 1st though 5th, much like a manual transmission.