Shift lever apparatus for vehicle

A shift lever apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a shift lever configured to select an automatic mode when being rotated in a first direction and select a manual mode when being rotated in a second direction according to operation of a transmission lever;
• an engaging lever coupled to the shift lever and configured to be moved along with the shift lever when the shift lever is operated to select the automatic mode, and to be separated from the shift lever when the shift lever is operated to select the manual mode;
• an auxiliary lever connected to the shift lever to be moved along with the shift lever in the first direction;
• a switching lever provided within a rotation radius of the auxiliary lever, configured to be moved by the auxiliary lever when the shift lever is operated to select P range of shift ranges of the automatic mode and to be connected to the shift lever and moved along with the shift lever when the shift lever is operated to select the manual mode, and provided with a brush portion;
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• a substrate provided with a plurality of terminal portions having a P-range terminal, a + position terminal, and a − position terminal for the manual mode for detecting a rotational position of the switching lever, and configured to be electrically connected to generate a signal when the switching lever is rotated and the brush portion is positioned at a predetermined terminal portion, allowing a shift range to be switched.