P271F: The electronic gearbox lever needs its learning procedure
The electronic gearbox lever needs its learning procedure. It is solved at the workshop with a diagnostic tool.
| Code | P271F |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P27xx, Transmission |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P271F with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P271F with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
This code is usually stored by the gearbox control unit. If the car reports it over standard OBD, you read it for nothing with FREE; to read it straight from the gearbox control unit, with its description and clearing, you need PRO.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P271A Gearbox park lock position sensor A gives a lower signal than normal
- P271B Gearbox park lock position sensor A gives a higher signal than normal
- P271C Gearbox park lock position sensor B gives a lower signal than normal
- P271D Gearbox park lock position sensor B gives a higher signal than normal
- P2720 The pressure control solenoid D control gives a lower signal than normal
- P2721 The pressure control solenoid D control gives a higher signal than normal
- P2722 The pressure control solenoid E is not working properly
- P2723 The pressure control solenoid E has got stuck
What does code P271F mean?
The electronic gearbox lever needs its learning procedure. It is solved at the workshop with a diagnostic tool.
How do you clear P271F?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P271F comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
