Intermittent Sticky J gate

[Showman89]

I recently purchased my first X350 and I'm very much enjoying the experience, but just one small thing is annoying me a little.

Occasionally, the shifter is hard to get out of P - once it's out of P, it moves through the gate with ease. It takes a few attempts before it eventually comes out of P - this doesn't happen consistently.

Its booked in for a gearbox service on Friday, so is there anything else I should be looking for?

Thanks

[J44EAG]

I have this issue and that has been the case for several years. The problem usually occurs if I`ve not used the car for a while and battery voltage is low.

The secret is simply to push the selector lever over to the left whilst it is in "Park" and hold it in that position until you feel a small and almost imperceptible click transmitted up the selector to the gear knob in your palm. It only usually takes a few seconds for the click to occur, after which you can pull the selector through Reverse to Neutral and then to Drive.

OK, its a bit worrying but not the end of the World. A few seconds patience with the gear stick held over to the left usually gets you on the move again....I`d also suggest a battery drop test to confirm battery condition.

Mike K

[Showman89]

I have this issue and that has been the case for several years. The problem usually occurs if I`ve not used the car for a while and battery voltage is low.

The secret is simply to push the selector lever over to the left whilst it is in "Park" and hold it in that position until you feel a small and almost imperceptible click transmitted up the selector to the gear knob in your palm. It only usually takes a few seconds for the click to occur, after which you can pull the selector through Reverse to Neutral and then to Drive.

OK, its a bit worrying but not the end of the World. A few seconds patience with the gear stick held over to the left usually gets you on the move again....I`d also suggest a battery drop test to confirm battery condition.

Mike K

Once again, thanks for the invaluable advice Mike.

The battery is brand new on the car- however I imagine the battery was fitted without a full charge before hand, so I'd be interested to know what state of charge it has.

Henry