Automatic Transmission External Controls: Adjustments Mercury Sable V

Selector Lever Cable Adjustment

1. Disconnect the selector lever cable end from the manual control lever.
2. Place the manual control lever in DRIVE. Rotate the manual control lever clockwise until it stops. Rotate the manual control lever counterclockwise one detent.
3. Place the selector lever in DRIVE.
4. Unlock the adjuster. Pry the latch up. Push the lock tab to slide it over.
5. Slide the cable end forward or backward to align it with the manual control lever.
6. With the adjuster locking tab released, connect the selector lever cable end to the manual control lever.
7. Slide the release tab back to lock the adjuster.
8. Verify that the vehicle starts in PARK and NEUTRAL only and that the reverse lamps illuminate in REVERSE.

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