A shifter assembly for selecting a first mode and a second mode of a transmission for a vehicle, said shifter assembly comprising: a housing having an exterior surface; a shift lever movably coupled to said housing and pivotable relative to said housing, said shift lever comprising; a body having a first body end and a second body end with the second body end adjacent the exterior surface of said housing, a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to said body adjacent said first body end with said cap being rotatable relative to said body between a first orientation for selecting said first mode and a second orientation for selecting said second mode of the transmission, a toggle device coupled to said cap for movement with said cap between said orientations and disposed in said aperture, with at least a portion of said toggle device moveably coupled to said cap between a rest position and a depressed position, a biasing member disposed in said body and engaging said toggle device to bias said toggle device toward a predetermined position, an element mounted to said toggle device and rotatable with said toggle device and said cap between said first orientation and said second orientation, and a sensor system mounted in said body adjacent said toggle device and configured to interact with said element to detect rotation of said cap between said first and said second orientations, characterized in that said toggle device comprises a rotary cam drive portion and a button portion with a spring disposed between said rotary cam drive portion and said button portion to bias said button portion toward said rest position. a housing having an exterior surface; a shift lever movably coupled to said housing and pivotable relative to said housing, said shift lever comprising; a body having a first body end and a second body end with the second body end adjacent the exterior surface of said housing, a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to said body adjacent said first body end with said cap being rotatable relative to said body between a first orientation for selecting said first mode and a second orientation for selecting said second mode of the transmission, a toggle device coupled to said cap for movement with said cap between said orientations and disposed in said aperture, with at least a portion of said toggle device moveably coupled to said cap between a rest position and a depressed position, a biasing member disposed in said body and engaging said toggle device to bias said toggle device toward a predetermined position, an element mounted to said toggle device and rotatable with said toggle device and said cap between said first orientation and said second orientation, and a sensor system mounted in said body adjacent said toggle device and configured to interact with said element to detect rotation of said cap between said first and said second orientations, a body having a first body end and a second body end with the second body end adjacent the exterior surface of said housing, a cap defining an aperture and being coupled to said body adjacent said first body end with said cap being rotatable relative to said body between a first orientation for selecting said first mode and a second orientation for selecting said second mode of the transmission, a toggle device coupled to said cap for movement with said cap between said orientations and disposed in said aperture, with at least a portion of said toggle device moveably coupled to said cap between a rest position and a depressed position, a biasing member disposed in said body and engaging said toggle device to bias said toggle device toward a predetermined position, an element mounted to said toggle device and rotatable with said toggle device and said cap between said first orientation and said second orientation, and a sensor system mounted in said body adjacent said toggle device and configured to interact with said element to detect rotation of said cap between said first and said second orientations, characterized in that said toggle device comprises a rotary cam drive portion and a button portion with a spring disposed between said rotary cam drive portion and said button portion to bias said button portion toward said rest position.