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Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Shift Selector Cable

1. Indicator doesn't match the gear. If the shift selector cable is going bad, the indicator light or cable will not match the gear you are in. ...
2. Vehicle will not turn off. ...
3. Vehicle starts in another gear. ...
4. Vehicle will not go into gear.

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If this is the Smart 451 Shifter cable. Could this be another Lubrication issue that gets overlooked as a cause of Transmission / gear selection in our Smarts.
My 451 was hard lurching when in stop and go traffic. I lubed the gear motors, and the clutch actuator as part of my ritual with oil changes. No true change in the condition.
After a bit of reading on the Shifter Cable.
I lubed up this end piece under the car. Instant change. car acting smooth as butter. I would like to disconnect this cable and drip lube into the full sleeve.

For now I will keep up with this lube in my routine Maintenance.

What are your thoughts?

 

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QUOTE="jwight, post: 1678977, member: 2865"]
What makes you think the smart has a shifter cable? The shifter on the 451 is "shift by wire" - no mechanical connection to the transmission. The only cable is for the parking pawl.


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What Is the Cable shown above?