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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
Sounds like... F125!
This is the same problem Neil had when the neutral lockout terminal fell off inside the switch
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Attached is a photo of the inside of my old F125 which I decided to look at after thinking about your comment MJ.
I'm guessing that the top 4 contacts are 2 separate circuits for P/N and R and the lower 5 contacts signal what gear has been selected.
Not sure how Tiptronic works, when the lever is moved across in drive does the F125 move or not?
From the shape of the metal arcs it looks like the top one is for Park and Neutral with the second completing the circuit and the third/fourth for Reverse.
So, hopefully if there's damaged contact on the P/N circuit (it is currently working in P so not broken off) it may not affect other functions. Fingers crossed.
I also noticed that the Reverse contact points on the embedded metal strips are discoloured, especially the small one. Awful design!
From what I know of the wiring that's probably taking all the current to the reversing lights when they are on, so is almost certainly the most heavily loaded area for a significant time.
The P/N contacts are only briefly operating a relay during starting (NOT the starter solenoid!) and the set of 5 are probably just small electronic signals.
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