Q: My key broke off in ignitiom and i cant get it into "N" to get it towed, how do i get it to "N" manually 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
My key broke off in the ignition, and we do not have a spare, I need to get my jeep towed to the dealership, but I can not get it into neutral to have it towed, is there a way to manually put it into neutral, without having to disconnect the linkage from under the car?
My car has 164000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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