You are right and I am right, in our shop J S Benz and matt's shop we have had over 100 mercedes with 4 of those being crossfire's (key would not remove when in park) , replaced the bushing on the linkage,,,fixed.
quote: you can push the brake pedal on autos and take the tranny out of park, you cannot. end quote:
when key is in on position you can and only then so yes the cable does release the shifter,, a worn out bushing will (sometimes ) not let the transmission be in the gear showing on the dash , so we are both right.