External Controls: Notes

2015 Lincoln MKS Base, AWDSECTION Notes
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GFD88819Courtesy of FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Item Part Number Description
1 7A257 Manual control lever
2 - Adjuster locking tab (part of 7E395)
3 7E395 Selector lever cable
4 7B229 Selector lever cable bracket
5 - Selector lever cable grommet (part of 7E395)
6 7K004 Selector lever assembly
7 7L010 Selector lever knob

The transmission selector lever linkage consists of:

  • a selector lever cable that connects the transmission manual control lever to the selector lever assembly.
  • a BSIA that is integral to the selector lever assembly.

The selector lever assembly:

  • locks the transmission selector lever in the PARK position when the ignition switch is in the LOCK position.
  • requires the transmission selector lever to be in the PARK position to turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.
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