Shift lock release tool

A shifting system for a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the shifting system comprising:

• a gear selection stick;
• a cover surrounding the gear selection stick and including a release button aperture;
• a release button located within the cover and configured to release the gear selection stick from a locked configuration;
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• a button release tool stored within the release button aperture and configured to be (i) rotated from a first position to a second position while a portion thereof remains in the release button aperture and (ii) translated into the cover from the second position to actuate the release button and release the gear selection stick from the locked configuration.

A shifting system for a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the shifting system comprising:

• a gear selection stick;
• a cover surrounding the gear selection stick and including a release button aperture;
• a release button located within the cover and configured to release the gear selection stick from a locked configuration;
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• a button release tool including an elongated protrusion extending into the cover, the button release tool configured to (i) be stored in a stored position within the release button aperture in which the elongated protrusion is not aligned with the release button, (ii) move from the stored position to an unlocked position in which the elongated protrusion is aligned with the release button, and (iii) move from the unlocked position towards the release button to actuate the release button with the elongated protrusion to release the gear selection stick from the locked configuration.