Tech Tips
Use the table below to help determine the cause of problem symptoms. If multiple suspected areas are listed, the potential causes of the problem symptoms are listed in order of probability in the "Suspected Area" column of the table. Check each symptom by checking the suspected areas in the order they are listed. Replace parts as necessary.
Inspect the fuses and relays related to this system before inspecting the suspected areas below.
| Symptom | Suspected Area | Link |
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| The P position switch indicator does not come on. | P position switch indicator circuit | |
| The P position switch indicator does not go off. | P position switch indicator circuit | |
| The shift state cannot be changed from park (P) to any other state. | The brake pedal was not depressed or was depressed lightly | |
| Shift lever was moved when the engine was cranking | ||
| Shift lever was moved to M | ||
| Shift lever was moved when the engine was off | ||
| Electronic shift lever system over-heat fail-safe function operating (Wait for a while and then attempt to change the shift state again) | ||
| Shift lever was moved when accelerator pedal was depressed | ||
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| Shift operation is performed while engine is off with vehicle stopped on a slope. | ||
| The shift state cannot be changed to park (P). | P position switch was operated while driving | |
| P position switch and shift lever were operated simultaneously | ||
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| "P" Position Switch Circuit (Fail-safe function temporarily operating) |
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| The shift state changed to park (P) unintentionally. | P position switch was operated unintentionally | - |
| Engine switch was turned off | - | |
| "P" Position Switch Circuit (Fail-safe function temporarily operating) |
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| The shift state cannot be changed to manual (M). | Shift lever was moved to M when shift state other than drive (D) was selected | |
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| The shift state cannot be changed to neutral (N). | Shift lever operation time was too short (Hold the shift lever in N for a short time) | - |
| Shift lever was not held in N long enough while stopped or driving at low speed | ||
| The shift state changed to a different state than intended according to shift lever operation. | After selecting shift state, shift lever was manually returned and was moved to another position unintentionally | |
| The shift state changed to neutral (N) unintentionally. | Shift lever was operated while driving or moved due to an object hanging from it | |
| Shift lever was moved to D when backing up | ||
| Shift lever was moved to R while driving forward | ||
| Shift lever returned too slowly | ||
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| Shift Sensor Circuit (Intermittent malfunction) |
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| P position switch was pressed repeatedly when driving | ||
| P position switch was pressed and held unintentionally when driving | ||
| The shift state cannot be changed to drive (D) or reverse (R). | Engine was off | |
| Shift lever was moved to D when backing up | ||
| Shift lever was moved to R while driving forward | ||
| Shift lever returned too slowly | ||
| Shift lever was not moved fully or operation time was too short | ||
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| Has forced parking lock release procedure history | ||
| Shift indicator is off (shift pattern is displayed but no shift state selected is displayed) | Battery is discharged or voltage is low | |
| "Battery low Shifting unavailable See owner's manual" is displayed. | Battery is discharged or voltage is low | |
| "Stop vehicle in a safe place Push P switch" is displayed. | Battery is discharged or voltage is low | |
| Engine switch was repeatedly operated or pressed and held while driving, causing the engine to stop but the shift state did not automatically change to park (P) Check if the DTCs related to electronically controlled brake system below are output: C1464, C1465, C1466, C1467 |
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| Proceed to ""Stop vehicle in a safe place Push P switch" is Displayed on Multi-information Display." | ||
| "Shift system unavailable Apply parking brake securely when parking See owner's manual" is displayed. | Engine switch was pressed repeatedly or pressed and held to stop engine before vehicle was stopped | |
| Battery is discharged or voltage is low | ||
| Communication with shift control ECU stopped. Turn the engine switch on (IG), select shift state neutral (N) and wait for 3 seconds.
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| "P" Position Switch Circuit (Fail-safe function temporarily operating) |
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| "Shift system malfunction Stop in a safe place See owner's manual" is displayed. | Proceed to ""Shift system malfunction Stop in a safe place See owner's manual" is Displayed on Multi-information Display" | |
| "Shift system malfunction See owner's manual" is displayed. | Proceed to ""Shift system malfunction See owner's manual" is Displayed on Multi-information Display" |