# Why can't I shift my 2004 Cadillac DTS out of park?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-shift-my-2004-cadillac-dts-out-of-park/140341>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dts, cadillac\
**Created:** [May 14, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-shift-my-2004-cadillac-dts-out-of-park/140341 "2019-05-14T19:30:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LarrySmialek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@LarrySmialek](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LarrySmialek)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-shift-my-2004-cadillac-dts-out-of-park/140341/1 "2019-05-14T19:30:38Z")

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What prevents me from shifting out of PARK

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-cant-i-shift-my-2004-cadillac-dts-out-of-park/140341/2 "2019-05-14T19:45:18Z")

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Putting it in park while on any kind of incline. Should use parking brake especially when parking on an incline.