2013 Subaru Forester with automatic transmission...when the battery was dead, I could not shift out of Park so as to manually push the car out of garage to be able to jump start it---is there a procedure to shift out of Park in this situation ? thanks

Asked by drb15668 Nov 26, 2018 at 12:12 AM about the 2013 Subaru Forester 2.5X

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2013 Subaru Forester with automatic transmission...when the battery was dead, I could not shift out of Park so as to manually push the car out of garage to be able to jump start it---is there a procedure to shift out of Park in this situation ?  
I do not have Smart Start--have key in ignition type

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There is a shift lock release which your owners manual should explain. Link to follow.

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Link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKOC8E02yFA

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