🚨 2009 UAZ Bukhanka (452): Emergency Neutral
The UAZ-452 Bukhanka uses a manual transmission with a floor-mounted shifter; automatic transmissions were not factory-installed in this generation.
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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 firmly engaged and the vehicle is on level ground or properly chocked
- Press the clutch pedal fully to the floor (or if the vehicle won't move with clutch depressed, the transmission may already be in neutral)
- Move the shifter to the neutral position (center position between gear gates)
- Verify neutral by attempting to rock the shifter side-to-side—it should move freely
- If the clutch cannot be depressed due to hydraulic failure or you cannot access the pedal, the vehicle can be pushed or towed in neutral once the transfer case is also in neutral
With zero electrical power
The manual transmission requires no electrical power to shift into neutral. The clutch is cable or hydraulically operated and does not require power. If the transfer case is engaged in 4WD, you may need to shift it to neutral as well using its separate floor lever.