Except Vehicles With Sports Shift

The automatic transmission's select lever moves through seven positions.
The select lever makes shift direction (longitudinal) movements as well as select direction (lateral) movements. The select lever is guided by a gate to make these movements.
To transmit movements of the select lever to the transmission, a push-pull cable is used.
The detent spring is a new addition to the select lever mechanism. It ensures more precise positioning of the select lever.

Fig 1: Identifying Select Lever (Except Vehicles With Sports Shift)
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