Ford Escape: Automatic Transmission / Shifting Your Vehicle Into Gear. Automatic Transmission Position Indicators
Shifting Your Vehicle Into Gear

Your vehicle has an electronic transmission
selector. The transmission selector is on
the center console. The gears are selected
by rotating the transmission selector to
PRNDL.
- Park (P)
- Reverse (R)
- Neutral (N)
- Drive (D)
- Low (L)
Putting your vehicle in gear:
- Fully press down the brake pedal.
- Rotate the transmission selector to the
position you want and release.
- The transmission position you select
illuminates.
- Release the brake pedal and your
transmission remains in the selected
gear.
Note: If you attempt to leave your vehicle
when it is in gear, your vehicle automatically
shifts into park (P).
Automatic Transmission Position Indicators
The instrument cluster displays the current
position.

Note: The position could illuminate on the
transmission selector.
Park (P)
This position locks the driveline and
prevents the wheels from turning.
The engine can start with the shifter in this
position.
The electric parking brake could apply if:
You shift to park (P) on a slope...
What Is Temporary Neutral Mode
This mode keeps your vehicle in neutral
(N) when you switch your vehicle off. Use
this mode if you exit your vehicle or switch
your vehicle off at an automatic car wash...
Other information:
Overview
The
electric booster heater, if equipped, is used to heat the passenger
compartment during low ambient temperatures when the heater core cannot
provide sufficient heat due to low engine coolant temperatures. Once the
engine coolant reaches a sufficient temperature to heat the passenger
compartment, the climate control system stops using the electric booster
heater...
Removal
Remove the IPC .
Refer to: Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) (413-01 Instrumentation, Message Center and Warning Chimes, Removal and Installation).
Remove the screws.
Release the clips and remove the IPC lens...