Shifting apparatus for the mechanical coupling-free transmission of shifting commands to an automatic motor vehicle transmission having at least: a housing and/or a frame, a selector lever for the manual selection of shifting commands for the motor vehicle transmission in at least one shift gate, it being possible for the selector lever to be guided by hand at least into 4 positions (P, R, N, D), in a manner which can be pivoted about at least one shifting axis, transmission apparatuses (4, 5) for the transmission of the shifting commands without mechanical coupling to the motor vehicle transmission, and a parking lock in the P position, which parking lock locks at least one transmission output shaft, characterized in that a mechanical coupling exists from the selector lever to the vehicle transmission in such a way that the said mechanical coupling activates the parking lock exclusively and automatically in the case of the engagement of the selector lever into the P position and is decoupled automatically by the selector lever in the case of the pivoting of the selector lever beyond the adjacent position, the mechanical coupling having a cable pull or a linkage as a connection to the vehicle transmission, and the mechanical coupling which is active only in the P position having a multiple joint connection to the selector lever, the multiple joint connection having either exclusively a fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side and a free joint axis which is connected to the cable pull or the linkage and is guided along a slotted guide contour of the selector lever, the free joint axis being connected directly to the cable pull in such a way that the free joint axis serves as a connection to the cable pull, or having a fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side and a free joint axis which is connected to the cable pull or the linkage and is guided along a slotted guide contour of the selector lever, and a translational/rotary joint which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side or a lever joint which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side at the connection to the cable pull or linkage, the lever joint having a two-arm lever arm which can be moved rotationally about a further fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side, which lever arm is connected in each case via a rotary joint (10; 18) at one end to the cable pull and at the other end to a joint piece which is connected to the free joint axis, a translational movement on the cable pull, which translational movement is brought about by way of the translational/rotary joint or by way of a movement of the lever arm, bringing about the activation or deactivation of the parking lock. a housing and/or a frame, a selector lever for the manual selection of shifting commands for the motor vehicle transmission in at least one shift gate, it being possible for the selector lever to be guided by hand at least into 4 positions (P, R, N, D), in a manner which can be pivoted about at least one shifting axis, transmission apparatuses (4, 5) for the transmission of the shifting commands without mechanical coupling to the motor vehicle transmission, and a parking lock in the P position, which parking lock locks at least one transmission output shaft, characterized in that a mechanical coupling exists from the selector lever to the vehicle transmission in such a way that the said mechanical coupling activates the parking lock exclusively and automatically in the case of the engagement of the selector lever into the P position and is decoupled automatically by the selector lever in the case of the pivoting of the selector lever beyond the adjacent position, the mechanical coupling having a cable pull or a linkage as a connection to the vehicle transmission, and the mechanical coupling which is active only in the P position having a multiple joint connection to the selector lever, the multiple joint connection having either exclusively a fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side and a free joint axis which is connected to the cable pull or the linkage and is guided along a slotted guide contour of the selector lever, the free joint axis being connected directly to the cable pull in such a way that the free joint axis serves as a connection to the cable pull, or having a fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side and a free joint axis which is connected to the cable pull or the linkage and is guided along a slotted guide contour of the selector lever, and a translational/rotary joint which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side or a lever joint which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side at the connection to the cable pull or linkage, the lever joint having a two-arm lever arm which can be moved rotationally about a further fixed joint axis which is mounted on the frame side or on the housing side, which lever arm is connected in each case via a rotary joint (10; 18) at one end to the cable pull and at the other end to a joint piece which is connected to the free joint axis, a translational movement on the cable pull, which translational movement is brought about by way of the translational/rotary joint or by way of a movement of the lever arm, bringing about the activation or deactivation of the parking lock.