| mgtr |
When I shift from P to D5, I basically pull the lever straight down to the left. But when I shift from D5 to P, I have to make a conscious effort to move right a lot while pushing forward. Otherwise, if I try to simply go right and up at the same time, it takes a whole lot of effort -- almost as if it were stuck, and I had to force it. If I carefully go right, up, right, up etc then it is OK.
Is this normal, or do I have a problem? |
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| dipersp |
| I've had the X for about 6 weeks. I think three times now in those 6 weeks, I've gone from D5 to Park effortlessly. Otherwise, I always have a struggle. P to D5 is fine. |
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| mgtr |
| So, are the two us all alone with this apparent problem, or is it a normal "feature" of the MDX? I don't recall it from my test drive, but I probably only went from D5 to P once during that time. |
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| dipersp |
| I guess it's just us. My mom's old Mercedes had the same gate, but no shifting problems at all. I guess over time, it'll wear out! |
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| csperry |
Don't feel alone. I have the same problem. Mine is three weeks old. I was thinking it is new car.
We will see
Craig |
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| The X-men |
| It took me a while to get good at that shift gate too, or I just simply got use to it. |
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| toddh |
I was kind of frustrated by this as well, until I figured it out.
For my X (and the wife's 04 TL as well, which has a similar shift gate) I found that just using the heel of my hand to push the shift lever forward works every time, once you "break in" the shifter a little.
Don't try to move the lever left or right. Just push forward, but not too fast or too hard, as the lever may catch on the detents.
Try it a couple of times, and you won't even have to look at it or think about it any more. It became part of my muscle memory very quickly.
Kind of nice, because you don't have to "track" the lever through the gates or push any shifter button. |
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| frostyra |
| I agree with toddh -- use just the heel of the hand (fingers pointing upward) to push the lever forward and slightly to the right (on a slight slant toward the "not an ashtray"). Took a while to get used to it, but it works every time now. |
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