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Hmm. Can't get the key out of the ignition.

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Old 11-14-2006, 09:12 AM
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Default Hmm. Can't get the key out of the ignition.

Key would not come out of the ignition at lunch. Futzed with the gearshift (tip) to see if the lockout was the problem. No dice. Drove back to office. Key came out normally.

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See what happens when you don't talk to her nice ;-)
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Default Did you check the button on the shifter ****? If it doesn't come all the way out...

the key will not be able to release, even if you're all the way in P.
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Default Looks like it was stuck in tip mode. 54321 was displayed even in park.

I fiddled with it in and out of tip mode and it went back to normal.
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She held off a vette on the freeway yesterday. I though she was happy!
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Interesting. Never seen that before.
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Default Happened to me once...

Went to park and had it in tip, in one-svelt-move I put it in park. Apparently, it's possible to get it up there (no brute force required) without getting into the proper PRN432 gate. If it's not in the gate, the key won't come out. It was a bit more difficult to get it back down to the tip gate, but once there I got it back up to P with a deliberate sideways motion into the main gate & up.
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Default Interesting. I've felt a similar feeling, like it wasn't in the right path...

but it worked fine...
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Default Thank You!!

Didn't even think of that. Was getting worried then I searched the forum. Thanks a lot!!

Originally Posted by Kris Hansen
the key will not be able to release, even if you're all the way in P.
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