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IT would only shift one gear at a time in racheting mode. You wouldn't beable to just put it all the way down to 1st gear from drive, you would need to do it one gear at a time. Then when you get into first, you could smack it as hard as you could, but it would still only go one gear at a time.

Then the reverse lock out ment just that. You wouldnt be able to go into revese from a foward gear without lifting the handle first.

If i remember correctly, you couldnt get into reverse from neutral, you had to do it from D.