Patent ID: 8000864

Claim:
A system for changing a stored value relating to operation of an automatic transmission coupled to an internal combustion engine, comprising: a shift selector coupled to the transmission, the shift selector having a plurality of user selectable inputs for controlling operation of the transmission, and a control circuit electrically connected to the plurality of user selectable inputs of the shift selector, the control circuit including a memory having the value stored therein that relates to operation of the transmission, the memory further including instructions stored therein that are executable by the control circuit to change the value stored in the memory to a different value upon detection of user selection of a predefined sequence of two or more of the plurality of user selectable inputs, wherein the plurality of user selectable inputs comprise a reverse (R) input to which the control circuit is responsive to user selection thereof when the engine is running to control the transmission to a reverse gear, a drive input (D) to which the control circuit is responsive to user selection thereof when the engine is running to control the transmission to a forward gear and a neutral input (N) to which the control circuit is responsive to user selection thereof when the engine is running to control the transmission to a neutral state.