Re: [T3] pushing an automatic

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 18 Aug 2004 at 11:19, hisham bakr wrote:

> Hello all, well we got to the car (71 auto) and it wont start so we'll work
> on the stuck brakes. Being an auto novice, how do you free up the back
> wheels from being in park? do you put the car in N? do you need the key for
> that? Once we put it in N, can we push it home 4 blocks away?

You don't need the key to put it in N, but you do need it to unlock the 
steering. No problem with pushing it 4 blocks.

A '71 has to be in N for the starter to work.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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