Quick answer

The available console shifter can fold into its recess, clearing space for the Interior Work Surface.

Before you start

Check that your vehicle has it.

Availability

Vehicles with the stowable console-mounted selector; not column-shift trucks.

Retail trim / version
Vehicles
Required equipment / service
Equipped vehicles, Stowable console-mounted selector; not column-shift trucks, the stowable console-mounted selector
Compatibility check

Does the documented scope match your car?

This check combines the verified year, any source-supported powertrain scope, source-named trim/package and required equipment. It does not read a VIN or factory build record.

Source-named equipment or service
  • Equipped vehicles
  • Stowable console-mounted selector; not column-shift trucks
  • the stowable console-mounted selector
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Published availability and qualifications

Vehicles with the stowable console-mounted selector; not column-shift trucks.

Visual orientation

Know what kind of control to look for.

This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.

Cabin & comfort orientation diagram for Ford F-150
Cabin & comfort orientationOriginal visual guide · controls vary by trim · not to scale
How to use it

Step by step.

  1. 01

    Park the truck and make sure the selector is in Park.

  2. 02

    Remove anything from the shifter recess and check that its mat is flat.

  3. 03

    Press the shifter stow button.

  4. 04

    Press the button again when you want the shifter to return.

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Important limits

  • Use only in Park and never force the mechanism. An obstruction can make the selector return to its upright Park position.
Owner feedback

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Primary evidence

Ford Owner's Manual — Stowing the Selector Lever

Relevant section or page: 2023 F-150 Owner's Manual, page 270. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.

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