External Controls

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Sable and 2005 Ford Taurus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

External Controls - Column Shift

Fig 1: Exploded View Of External Controls - Column Shift

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

External Controls - Floor Shift

Fig 2: Exploded View Of External Controls - Floor Shift

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

The transaxle shift control linkage consists of:

a steering column or floor-mounted transaxle range selector lever.
a shift cable connecting the steering column to the transaxle range selector lever.
an ignition/shifter interlock cable on floor-shift vehicles which connects the transaxle range selector lever to the steering column lock assembly.
an ignition/shift interlock actuator that is integral to the ignition/shift interlock cable.

The ignition/shifter interlock cable:

locks the transaxle range selector lever in the PARK position when the ignition switch is in the LOCK position.
requires the transaxle range selector lever to be in the PARK position to turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.