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What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: Microman
Date: April 15, 2013 06:54PM
Just bought a used Toyota Corolla. Everything about this car is perfect. Except his little square on the console seems to sit not FLUSH.

What is it?, and can it be leveled?








Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2013 06:54PM by Microman.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: GGD
Date: April 15, 2013 06:59PM
I have something like that on a 98 Camry. It's a cover for a button that can be pressed to override the shift lock and allow you to shift out of park without starting the engine. The only time I ever needed to use that was when disassembling the console to work on a problem.

If you pop it off and put it back on, it might seat better.

Check the owners manual, it should describe it.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: rgG
Date: April 15, 2013 07:00PM
Have you pushed on that high edge with something?




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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: decay
Date: April 15, 2013 07:00PM
that's for the ejector seat - don't press it!


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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: graylocks
Date: April 15, 2013 07:15PM
isn't that where the micro SD card goes?


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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: bruceko
Date: April 15, 2013 07:31PM
Like said above it releases the shifter. You put the key in the slot to release.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: SurfMacJpMtb
Date: April 15, 2013 09:31PM
With a Honda, when the battery is really dead, you pop the cap and stick something in there, like the key, to release it from Park, in order to move the car, in order to jump or tow it.

Proven in my mother-in-law's Honda Civic last month!


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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: ADent
Date: April 15, 2013 09:33PM
Friends parents got their Subaru stuck in a car wash. The car would start, but the transmission would not shift out of park (probably due to a leaking taillight that shorted out the brake lights).

They called a tow truck. 45 min later (spent waving people off the car wash and watching people back up) the tow truck shows up and ask have you tried the override? Huh. Grabs the keys and pushes the button and the folks are on their way.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: testcase
Date: April 15, 2013 10:56PM
The tab can be popped out. Underneath there'll be a release button. If the transmission shifter gets "stuck" and won't let you shift out of Park, press that button to "unstick".



Of course, all this is in the Owner's Manual.......
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: datbeme
Date: April 16, 2013 12:18AM
Folks above are correct. But if you pop it off, be careful not to lose the cover...they tend to go flying. Not a big deal when it's champagne colored like yours because you'll probably spot it right away. But if it's a sliver of black plastic on top of the steering wheel, you may never find it again.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: michael_s
Date: April 16, 2013 03:42AM
On my car the key fits in the slot to release the gear selector. The square does not pop off.

Try it. See What happens.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: Acer
Date: April 16, 2013 10:52AM
I've never seen that on my cars. Is it common?
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: GGD
Date: April 16, 2013 10:57AM
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michael_s
On my car the key fits in the slot to release the gear selector. The square does not pop off.

Try it. See What happens.

The design probably evolved over the years and across car makers. In my 98 Camry, there is no slot, you have to pop off the cover, and the owners manual recommends keeping a flat head screw driver in the car in order to do it.

In any case, it looks like it's removable in that car, although care should be taken to avoid breaking any plastic tabs that hold it in. It's also possible that a plastic tab is already broken causing it to sit crooked.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: Speedy
Date: April 16, 2013 12:44PM



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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: microchip
Date: April 16, 2013 01:28PM
It's required on all automatic transmission equipped cars to have a shift-lock override.
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: DewGuy
Date: April 16, 2013 08:36PM
2011 | Toyota | Corolla | Shift Lock Release | How To by Toyota City Minneapolis
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Re: What is this on my console. Little Square with slot
Posted by: GGD
Date: April 16, 2013 09:09PM
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DewGuy
2011 | Toyota | Corolla | Shift Lock Release | How To by Toyota City Minneapolis

From watching that video and looking at the picture in the original post, it seems that the shift lock cover is rotated 180 degrees, the video says that the slot should be at the bottom, while it's at the top in the picture. That could be the reason why it's not fitting flush.
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