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ryanbeal 02-16-2007 02:06 PM
How to get truck in neutral with dead battery?
 
I have a console shift and need to get my truck in neutral, and my battery is dead. I saw the plug to pull under the steering column but even pushing the silver tab won't allow it to go into neutral.:help:

KansasJoe 02-16-2007 02:12 PM
Can't you just turn the key on the on position...put your foot on the brake and shift it?

ryanbeal 02-16-2007 02:14 PM
No the battery is dead it's not engaging the electric release, it's a column shift, I put console on accident.

beckerjs 02-16-2007 02:15 PM
check the manual if you haven't yet

ryanbeal 02-16-2007 02:18 PM
I did, it only give directions for a console shift, you hit a white button when the cover is removed.

ryanbeal 02-16-2007 02:47 PM
FYI, I know someone will need this! SET PARKING BRAKE!! Get under truck locate shift linkage, pry shifter off and click it back twice, wa la neutral!

-TXF150- 02-16-2007 03:20 PM
Originally Posted by ryanbeal
FYI, I know someone will need this! SET PARKING BRAKE!! Get under truck locate shift linkage, pry shifter off and click it back twice, wa la neutral!
That is just what I was going to say.. :thumbsup:

FX4_Guy 02-16-2007 03:21 PM
It's in mine
Pages 198-199
Originally Posted by owners manual
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION
Brake-shift interlock - column-shift transmission
This vehicle is equipped with a park/brake-shift interlock feature that
prevents the gearshift lever from being moved from P (Park) when the
ignition is in the ON position unless the brake pedal is depressed.
If you cannot move the gearshift lever out of P (Park) with ignition in
the ON position and the brake pedal depressed, it is possible that a fuse
has blown or the vehicle’s brakelamps are not operating properly. Refer
to Fuses and relays in the Roadside Emergencies chapter.
If the fuse is not blown, perform the following procedure:
1. Apply the parking brake, turn the ignition to OFF/LOCK, then remove
the key.
2. Locate the round access plug on
the underside of the steering
column cover.
Driving
198
3. Remove the access plug using a flat head screwdriver, then push the
override button using a flat head screwdriver, apply the brake pedal and
shift the transmission into N (Neutral).
4. Reinstall the access plug cover, start the vehicle and release the
parking brake.
Online manual can be found here.
http://www.analogstereo.com/pdf/om/f...anual_2005.pdf

ohboy44 02-16-2007 08:43 PM
If it has a floor/console shifter you pull the trim cover off of it and depress the actuator, you don't go into the steering column.

ryanbeal 02-17-2007 01:41 AM
Originally Posted by FX4_Guy
It's in mine
Pages 198-199


Online manual can be found here.
http://www.analogstereo.com/pdf/om/f...anual_2005.pdf
That's only if you have some power but the activator at the brake pedal fails. I appreciate you looking into it though, when the battery is totally dead the only option you have is to remove the linkage and manually shift it into neutral under the truck. :thumbsup:

oldmantruck 02-17-2007 02:48 AM
Wont someone loan you a battery?

Grubrunner 02-17-2007 03:01 AM
Originally Posted by FX4_Guy
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

ryanbeal 02-17-2007 03:26 AM
Originally Posted by oldmantruck
Wont someone loan you a battery?
The truck was parked in the garage and I couldn't get to the battery but it's got a new battery in it now. I picked up a blem Optima for $35.00 at the Interstate battery wharehouse.

The manual will do you no good if you were in my shoes but hopefully you won't have to find out the hard way like I did. :cool:

ohboy44 02-17-2007 04:47 PM
Originally Posted by ryanbeal
That's only if you have some power but the activator at the brake pedal fails. I appreciate you looking into it though, when the battery is totally dead the only option you have is to remove the linkage and manually shift it into neutral under the truck. :thumbsup:
Not so, they have over rides.
If it's a column shift there is a plug on the bottom of the steering column you remove then stick a small screwdriver up in the hole.
And if it's a floor shift you remove the top trim cover on the console and reach in and depress it.
Do you really think Ford wants people crawling under their trucks to get it into neutral?

ryanbeal 02-17-2007 06:59 PM
Originally Posted by ohboy44
Not so, they have over rides.
If it's a column shift there is a plug on the bottom of the steering column you remove then stick a small screwdriver up in the hole.
And if it's a floor shift you remove the top trim cover on the console and reach in and depress it.
Do you really think Ford wants people crawling under their trucks to get it into neutral?
It's obvious you don't know what your talking about. When you pull that plug it's an electronic contact the you press with the screwdriver so if you don't have battery power it won't work. No Ford doesn't want you crawling under the truck, that's why that part isn't in the owners manual! Maybe the console shift is different but I can't speak for the console shift because I don't have one. Ford wants you to tow the truck to the dealership, I found a way around that. This thread has become pointless except for the advice I gave which people can actually use.

lastorms 02-17-2007 07:07 PM
Why is everyone so hostile!!..lol almost funny. Anyway, i'm not sure on the fords, I know Chevy was setup to where you turn your key to the first position and you could shift out of park. Never tried it on a Ford :beers:

ryanbeal 02-17-2007 10:36 PM
Originally Posted by lastorms
Why is everyone so hostile!!..lol almost funny. Anyway, i'm not sure on the fords, I know Chevy was setup to where you turn your key to the first position and you could shift out of park. Never tried it on a Ford :beers:
I tried to give good advice because I hate searching and reading pointless threads that get you no where. When people chime in and shoot from the hip it's very irritating to someone looking for a solid answer. An equation for my hostility! :lol:

txnole 02-18-2007 10:28 AM
Originally Posted by ryanbeal
That's only if you have some power but the activator at the brake pedal fails. I appreciate you looking into it though, when the battery is totally dead the only option you have is to remove the linkage and manually shift it into neutral under the truck. :thumbsup:
That sounds like a damn complicated fix. I think this will inspire me to get one of those rescue batteries or something you plug into the acc power. Better that than screwing with the linkage, IMO.

Would something like a rescue battery have helped here?

ryanbeal 02-18-2007 11:19 AM
Originally Posted by txnole
That sounds like a damn complicated fix. I think this will inspire me to get one of those rescue batteries or something you plug into the acc power. Better that than screwing with the linkage, IMO.

Would something like a rescue battery have helped here?
Yes, I found myself wishing I had one!

Dvaughn62 05-01-2017 11:29 AM
I just put jumper cables on for enough power to shift out of park. Why do things the hard way.

Scott Stephens 03-22-2019 05:57 PM
Originally Posted by ryanbeal (Post 2500704)
FYI, I know someone will need this! SET PARKING BRAKE!! Get under truck locate shift linkage, pry shifter off and click it back twice, wa la neutral!
after watching many videos that did not help this was the simplest solution that I can't believe I did not think of yes someone did need this thank you


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