Patent ID: 8335619

Claim:
A shift switching device comprising a first detection unit detecting a position of a shift lever moving along a shift gate in a first direction and a second detection unit detecting a position of the shift lever in a second direction, for switching a shift position of a transmission mounted in a vehicle based on the position in the first direction and the position in the second direction, wherein said shift position includes at least a parking position and a shift position different from said parking position, a position corresponding to the shift position different from said parking position is set in said shift gate, said shift switching device further comprises a processing unit specifying a shift position based on detection results of said first detection unit and said second detection unit, and said processing unit determines whether or not said first detection unit is abnormal, and in a case where said processing unit determines that said first detection unit is abnormal, and said shift lever is moved to the shift position different from said parking position by manipulation of a driver, said processing unit changes the shift position specified based on the detection results of said first and second detection units to a shift position releasing said parking position.