🚨 2025 GMC Canyon AT4X: Emergency Neutral
The 2025 Canyon AT4X uses an electronic console-mounted shifter with a push-button shift lock release.
🧰 Drafted with AI under the editorial review of Chris Hackleman & Jeff Moore — details like the exact override location may vary by trim; verify visually before prying anything.
⚠️ 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
- Ensure the parking brake is firmly engaged and the vehicle is on level ground or properly chocked.
- If the battery has any remaining charge, turn the ignition to ON (push the start button without pressing the brake pedal).
- Locate the shift lock override slot on the driver's side of the shifter assembly, typically covered by a small rectangular cap near the base of the shifter.
- Using a flathead screwdriver or similar tool, carefully pry off the small cap covering the shift lock override slot.
- Insert a key, small screwdriver, or similar tool into the override slot and press down firmly.
- While holding the override down, press the shifter button and move the shifter to Neutral.
- If the electronic shifter will not respond even with the override, the vehicle may require tow-in-neutral mode activation via a scan tool or dealer intervention—prepare for flatbed towing.
Shift-lock override location
Small rectangular cap-covered slot on the driver's side of the shifter base near the console surface.
With zero electrical power
With zero 12V power, the electronic shifter may not respond even with the manual override pressed. Jump-starting the battery or connecting an external power source to restore minimal electrical function is often necessary. If this fails, the vehicle must be flatbedded or dollied.