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Can Interior Work Surface be used while the truck shifter is in Drive?

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You guys with the interior work surface, can this be used while the truck shifter is in drive? In other words does the shifter only stow in park or can you put it in drive and then stow it and open the work surface
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This is not possible.

If your shifter is in the middle console, the work surface can not be fully deployed unless the shifter is in the down position. I do not know if the work surface can be optioned when the shifter is in the steering column. I also do not know if the OEM work surface can be ordered/installed separately.
 
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I understand the shifter has to be down with a center console, question is can the shifter be put in "drive" and then put in the down position or can it only be put in the down position while in "park"
 

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I understand the shifter has to be down with a center console, question is can the shifter be put in "drive" and then put in the down position or can it only be put in the down position while in "park"
Everything I've seen says no it can't be put down while in drive, only while in park. But if you can do this in drive, it seems a little sketchy to have to potentially move your lunch and laptop, fold up the work surface, and press the button to pop the shifter back up just to put the truck in park.
 

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I believe there has been hard confirmation, the shifter will only lower while in park. As Ford has switched to shift by wire, the electronics will lock out the lowering button while in any gear other than Park. I am certain someone will find a software workaround. From a safety perspective, seems unsafe, but I can see how it would be beneficial.
 

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My buddy just bought a 2021 XLT chrome appearance. He has the center console with column shift and that works out. Sport package like mine with the console shift, not so much.
 

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Have seen videos of people pushing the button to fold it down while driving and can confirm it won’t fold down.
 

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Console shifter will only fold down from Park.
 

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This is not possible.

If your shifter is in the middle console, the work surface can not be fully deployed unless the shifter is in the down position. I do not know if the work surface can be optioned when the shifter is in the steering column. I also do not know if the OEM work surface can be ordered/installed separately.
The surface will unfold but cant lay flat . The truck has to be in park for shifter to lay flat
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