Patent ID: 8453535

Claim:
A selector lever arrangement for automatic transmissions of motor vehicles having manual shift capability comprising: a selector lever pivotable in a shifting gate forwards or backwards in only one plane into the positions P, R, N and D, all positions being situated in series in a shift direction in the one plane; a hand rest pivotally mounted on the selector lever and pivotable about a first pivot axis, a rear portion of the hand rest extending rearward of the first pivot axis; and a guide having a first end pivotably mounted to the rear portion of the hand rest rearward of the first pivot axis, with the rearward direction being relative to the motor vehicle, and a second end pivotally mounted to a fixing point, the guide, hand rest and selector lever forming portions of a four-bar linkage wherein the hand rest is pivotally guided relative to the selector lever by way of the four-bar linkage such that an angle of the hand rest in relation to the selector lever varies according to the position of the selector lever.