2021 Cadillac Escalade Drivetrain Issue

tagexpcom said:

WOW - Found the tool from the bulletin but out of stock - https://www.freedomracing.com/dt-52910-manual-park-release-tool.html

Crazy... no way to push a car out of the way of traffic if it dies or tow or x, y, z Seems like it should be easier to go to neutral with a dead engine.

Well, I'm glad I understand, so if this happens to my 2021 I won't be wasting time thinking I can roll it out of the way.

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tagexpcom said:

I found this youtube for 21/22 Yukon that shows
1) Disconnect Parking brake actuator wiring at the wheels
2) Use a wrench to turn a shaft sticking out of transmission a bit and zip tie it in that position to hold it

and then you're in neutral to push it etc. Looks legit but I don't know.

Also saw a flat towing mode youtube for neutral - pushing 2wd button 5 times 'thing'.

I'm old and never considered that I couldn't put my car in neutral / push it. Done this many times in my life to push it off the road till I could tow on a rope with a friend. Seems like the "N" button (somehow) should be designed to do this like the flat towing procedure or perhaps have a manual neutral shift lever somewhere accessible - I don't get the reason to make this so hard.

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