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Abstract

A shifter assembly for a shifting a vehicle transmission via a telescopeable transmission shift cable is provided. The shifter assembly includes a base, a shift lever pivoted to the base, a cable-actuating arm pivotally attached to the shift lever and adapted for operative connection to the transmission shift cable, and a coupler for securing the cable-actuating arm to the shift lever in an adjusted position. The coupler is movable between an adjustment-permitting position where a length variation in the transmission cable can be accommodated, and an interlocked position where the cable-actuating arm is secured to the shift lever. A manual, pawl-biased actuator on the shift lever is adapted to engage the coupler to move the coupler from the installed position to the interlocked position when the transmission cable is at a desired position. The shifter assembly includes a park lock device or a brake-ignition-transmission-shift-interlock (BITSI) device for controlling movement of the shift lever out of park, and further optionally includes a pull wire that renders the BITSI device inoperable until a desired time during assembly, at which time the pull wire is pulled to make the BITSI operable.

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