Gear Stick Stuck In Park

[television]

thanks for reply television ok i will check battery on monday but it seems to crank the engine over no prob !!

The voltage should be 12.5 volts when standing, one short circuit cell and the car could still crank.

Do the faults go away on a re start

 

[enigma9]

yes they go away untill next morning which makes me think battery.

 

[television]

yes they go away untill next morning which makes me think battery.

You have the answer sir ECP have batteries and good makes at super prices

 

[NW_Merc]

http://www.tayna.co.uk/

Are actually cheaper than ECP for batteries

 

[television]

http://www.tayna.co.uk/

Are actually cheaper than ECP for batteries

Not if the prices are still as they were before Christmas at ECP

 

[NW_Merc]

Look at the website and check for yourself malcolm

 

[television]

Look at the website and check for yourself malcolm

They look very expensive to me

 

[NW_Merc]

They look very expensive to me

Then dont buy one for you

A comparison for you to mull over:

Bosch S4 Battery 027 4 Year GuaranteeBosch S4.
Amp Hours: (Ah): 60Ah Cold Cranking Amp: (CCA): 540cca Length: 246mm Width: 175mm Height: 190mm ECP price £73.14

D21 (075) Varta Silver Dynamic Car Battery 12V 61Ah 561400060
Voltage: 12 Volts Capacity: 61 Ah CCA: 600 A Length: 242 mm Width: 175 mm Height inc. terms:175 mm tayna price: £51.46

 

[enigma9]

makes no odds to me guys im across the pond in ireland have to source a battery in local motor factors.

 

[mattkh]

CAN is data signals that are sent round the car, the car needs to know that it is OK to go to D or R and this signal is not getting through, its a speed signal in this particular case,

Hi
Where is this speed signal from? Is it the auto gearbox speed sensor ?

 

[television]

Hi
Where is this speed signal from? Is it the auto gearbox speed sensor ?

There is a speed signal that is used throughout the car. It starts off from the wheels sensors and this info is given to the other things that need it, the gearbox being one thing. In this case the CAN cannot get a sensible answer to allow the gear shift to be moved, as the speed signal is contaminated, or cannot be read, so to play safe the gear shift locks up as a safety precaution as it does not know if the car is moving or not.

In the case of the brake switch being faulty, what happens here is the speed signal within the BAS and ESP circuits get killed off within that ECU, other parts of the car can still use the speed signal. Please note that when I say killed off, it is not killed permanently, only a temp thing when the switch is faulty