🚨 2026 Caterham Seven: Emergency Neutral
The 2026 Caterham Seven uses a traditional manual transmission with a floor-mounted shifter; automatic transmissions are not standard Caterham equipment.
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⚠️ Chock the wheels first — neutral means the car can roll. Set the parking brake while you work, never stand downhill of the vehicle, and try a 12-volt jump before any override: power fixes most stuck-in-park problems instantly.
The procedure
- Depress the clutch pedal fully
- Move the gear lever to neutral (center position)
- Release the clutch pedal
- Vehicle can now be pushed or rolled freely
With zero electrical power
No electrical power is required to shift a manual transmission into neutral. Simply depress the clutch and move the shifter to the center neutral position.