In 1956, Chrysler’s Plymouth division was the first in the low-priced field to offer push-button shifting. Here’s the sales pitch on the novel new feature in an entertaining Plymouth commercial.

In 1956 Packard offered a push-button shift for their Ultramatic transmission that used electrical control through solenoids. It suffered from not enough electrical power and blown fuses, especially when shifting out of park on a grade.

Among bells and whistles, cars shift to buttons, knobs

• Lincoln. A row of push-buttons on the center dashboard control shifting selections in the new MKC crossover.
• Chrysler.
• Acura.
• Mercedes-Benz.
• Jaguar.

The pushbutton transmission was available in two incarnations: mechanical (pretty darned reliable) and electrical (extremely unreliable). Packard introduced it with their 1956 Caribbean. Not only did the shifter have lots of problems, they mounted the buttons in the middle of the steering wheel!

9-Speed Automatic Transmission with Paddle Shifters (Touring and above) Paddle shifters let drivers take over the shifting decisions when they so desire. And the shift-by-wire system allows drivers to operate the transmission with push-button ease while freeing the console area of a shift lever.

What is a column shifter? If you’ve ever driven a manual transmission car you are probably used to having the shift knob on the center console, or even maybe protruding straight up from the floor. In a column-shift car the gear selector is located on the steering column, hence where the name column-shifter comes from.

How to Drive a Manual Gear Shift on a Steering Wheel Column

1. Press on the brake with your right foot while pushing on the clutch with left foot.
2. With the clutch depressed and your right foot on the brake, pull the gear lever towards you and up to put the car into first gear from neutral.

The technicians at All-Automatic Transmissions understand that problems with your vehicle’s transmission can often be resolved with adjustments or a minor repair. In fact, a simple adjustment can be done without even removing the transmission from the vehicle.

If the cause turns out to be a loose shifter linkage, you can tighten it yourself at no cost, or have the repair-shop do it for $50-75. If the condition is being caused by a damaged shifter cable, the repair-shop will charge you $125-$250 for replacement, or you can purchase and replace it yourself for around $35-$80.

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