Abstract: A shift lever apparatus of an automatic transmission with M/T mode includes a shift lever supported to a supporting shaft so that the shift lever is swingable in a right and left direction and a front and rear direction of a vehicle. A cable link lever connected to the automatic transmission is rotatably supported to the supporting shaft. A mechanism is installed between the shift lever and the cable link lever to swing the cable link lever on the center axis of the supporting shaft according to the right and left directional swing of the shift lever. This shift lever apparatus enables the shift lever to be moved from D position of the A/T mode to M/T mode without one setting at second gear position in M/T mode.

Abstract: A gear select lever locking arrangement comprises a gear select lever with a position pin and a manual push button for moving the position pin into a predetermined notch of a position plate from a groove of the position plate after placing the gear select lever in a P (parking) position. When the position pin moves into the predetermined notch, a catch mechanism shifts from an open position to a catch position. In the catch position, a latch assumes a position to prevent the position pin from moving out of the predetermined notch. The catch mechanism is operatively connected to a blocking mechanism such that when the catch mechanism assumes the open position, the blocking mechanism assumes a blocking position wherein a key operated cylinder is blocked from rotating a predetermined position wherein a key is removable from the key operated cylinder.