Dodge Avenger Owner's Manual page 361

Battery power is required to release the brake/transaxle
interlock system. There is an override system that allows
you to shift out of PARK in case of loss of power. To
activate the override system:
• Firmly apply the parking brake.
• Insert the ignition key and rotate it to the ON position.
• Remove the cup holder liner.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 361
• Insert a key, screwdriver, or finger into the front hole
then push and hold the manual override release lever
forward.
• While holding the release lever forward, move the
shift lever from Park to Neutral.
• Release the override.
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