Where is the shift gear located under the hood in this model?

Tiny
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  • 1999 ACURA INTEGRA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 100,000 MILES
Lost keys but need to tow. Watched your video on how to do it but can't find where it's located.
Saturday, February 4th, 2023 AT 12:04 PM

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Tiny
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Trying to put car in neutral but lost keys.
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Saturday, February 4th, 2023 AT 12:07 PM
Tiny
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Hello, this is your shift interlock, this is going to be difficult to do without your keys, you can try a different key but I'm not sure it will work. You can see in the 2nd diagram the object is to push that small plastic lever down with the key, this will allow the vehicle to be shifted into Neutral. I don't know if the interlock system is designed only for your key, I would guess it is, but since you have no other keys.
The other option is to try to remove the center console area around the shifter to get the shift interlock manually, to remove the center console see the 3rd diagram. You would have to push the lever down in the 1st diagram circled in purple by hand to move the shifter. Just do not unplug any "Yellow" wiring, which is for the airbag system, and you don't want to set one off by accident.
The transmission range switch is under the shifter so trying to shift it to Neutral from under the hood is almost impossible. The cable only turns a small shaft in the transmission and doesn't look like it could be turned by hand.
I hope this helps some.
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Saturday, February 4th, 2023 AT 2:16 PM

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