🚨 2015 Lotus Exige: Emergency Neutral
The 2015 Lotus Exige S (Series 3) uses a traditional floor-mounted manual transmission shifter with no electronic shift-lock mechanism.
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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
- Ensure the parking brake is fully engaged and wheels are chocked
- Press the clutch pedal fully to the floor (if accessible and functioning)
- Move the shifter into neutral by moving it to the center position (between gear gates)
- If the clutch cannot be pressed, the shifter can still be moved to neutral on a manual transmission - simply move it to the center neutral position
- Release the parking brake only when ready to move the vehicle
- For flatbed loading, leave in neutral with parking brake released
With zero electrical power
Manual transmissions have no electrical shift-lock system. The shifter operates purely mechanically and can be moved to neutral at any time regardless of electrical power status. No special procedures are needed for dead battery situations.