Park lock position on Semi-auto Beetles

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Feb 2006, 11:25 pm

#453885

Hi

I was looking at a glove box manual for 1303 (L bug) today, in it was the layout for the gearshift for semi-auto Beetles. It clearly shows that they have a park lock position. I have the same manual for 1302 (superbug) and it dosent show this position.

Has anyone ever seen this before, 1303 semi-autos are pretty rare in Australia, I have only seen one and it was owned by a senoir VW Australia person it was at the VW Nationals a few years ago, aparently the car survived Cyclone Tracy.

The thing that always worried me about semi-auto Beetles, was what would happen if a handbrake cable snapped while the car was parked.

Steve

PS. Thanks to Bizzare for the scan of the glove box manual.

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 · 6 Feb 2006, 7:44 am

#453913

Is that only for 1303 semi-autos?

killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Feb 2006, 7:56 am

#453915

yeah the park lock position is only for the very late semi-auto's cant remember what year, i'll look it up 🙂

ours dosent have them laura.

my handbrake cables have snapped before.. the only thing you can do is park close to a kerb, with the wheels on an angle, so if ya roll, its into the curb.

Tagedeezee Heezy

killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Feb 2006, 7:59 am

#453916

VW introduced the Park feature in the 74 production year.

Tagedeezee Heezy

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Feb 2006, 8:00 am

#453917

Hi

That seems to be the case, I have a paraplegic friend who owns 3 semi auto 1500s and we tried it on one of his cars yesterday and it didnt lock. Below is one of his bugs.

Steve

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 · 6 Feb 2006, 8:36 am

#453929

Tehehe.... race Bug! 🙂