Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:06:03 -0000 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Neutral
"Colin Stamp" <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote in message news:1bfam1532e71qniu11gcj54ano44dbu9cpnospamcom... > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:29:22 -0000, "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> > wrote: > > > > >"Colin Stamp" <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote in message > >news:g0eam1ltt4cnthtukmu2qc27dank067hehnospamcom... > >> On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:12:32 +0000, Colin Stamp > >> <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote: > >> > >> >On 30 Oct 2005 12:51:32 -0800, "Adam Fiedor" <fiedornospaml.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >>I cannot start my car. I think the battery is dead. But the strangest > >> >>thing is that I cannot put the car into neutral to jump the car. The > >> >>keys turn to on, but I cannot move the gear shifter out of park. I > >> >>tried both sets of keys (one is brand new from the dealer). Has anyone > >> >>else seen this problem? > >> >> > >> >>Thanks > >> > > >> >Have you tried connecting up the jump leads first? > >> > > >> >Maybe it needs power to release the shifter or something. > >> > > >> >Cheers, > >> > > >> >Colin. > >> > >> Another thought - Why does it have to be in neutral? Jump starting it > >> in park should be fine surely? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Colin. > > > >Colin , if the car is in park the transmission is locked and the car cannot > >be moved. You cannot jump start an automatic. The poster does not understand > >this and presumably has never bothered to find this out. He needs help from > >someone with practical knowledge. > > > > I think you're not using the same definition of "jump start" as me. To > me, jump starting means using jump leads. You (and maybe the OP) seem > to be referring to what I would call bump or push starting. > > Cheers, > > Colin. Thank you Colin I stand corrected. I wrongly assumed the original poster wanted to bump start and my error carried on.
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