i don't mind shouting, I'm old school , from days of caps only terminals and teletypes ASR33s , CAP ON. Viet Nam,...... etc....i have only questions, I'm retired now.. and can help.what transmission< A/T or M/T? i drive M/Ts, what do you drive.?shifter lever not working.? the key word here is "Lever".does that mean the lever is stuck , or the A/T fails to shiftautomatically from, 1st to 2nd. my guess is lever.ok , i think you have A/T and on A/T cars the brake lightswitch is the logical permissive, to shift out of PARK ,them meansif the brake switch is bad or not adjusted correctly theA/T park lock circuits fail.You can say, my car is stuck in PARK and we all know what that means. on most SUZ, cars, thereis shift console defeat switch,for this lock soleniod , inside..on many its lower left corner of console shifter base next to your seat.the cars operator guide in the glove box (free from suz dealer)and tells you all this, driving car with out that free book is problematic, they say.no, the tail lights are not brake lights.they are 2 independent systems, if you need a full shop manual its here.
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