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Old Nov 1, 2016 | 04:36 PM
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Leak in Brake Line, how to get out of park for tow??

I have a leak in my brake line, stranded here at work. Need to get it towed to the local deal to fix, but how do I get it out of park?? Since there is effectively NO brakes due to no fluid the pedal does all the way down to the floor, thus not allowing me to reverse the car to get it towed even if I wanted to as the brake light is on. How can I bypass this??? I just need it put in neutral or reverse to get it out of the parking garage to get towed??
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Old Nov 1, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Try this...
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Old Nov 1, 2016 | 05:33 PM
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Yep, that doesn't work. Here is the view inside my area and I don't see a release button anywhere?


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Old Nov 1, 2016 | 06:51 PM
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Old Nov 2, 2016 | 08:06 AM
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Ok.... it worked! Thanks so much, easily saved me a lot of time and money.
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