Dash "gear" lights out of sync i.e. P R N D 1 2 3

[nowhere man]

My '88 528e automatic has a prob with the dash lights displaying which gear its in (P, R, N, D, 1, 2, 3). "Park" lights up fine, but when i put it in "drive" either no light shows or the "neutral" light comes on in which case i have to tap the shifter in order to get it out of "neutral". Maybe something needs to be re-adjusted dealing with my shifter???

Thanks for any help

[323imankiks]

not sure if the same but i had the same problem in my 323i the display was broken i would put in drive but it would say i was in reverse i replaced my shifter display and all is fine now. mine was on the floor console if its in your dash cluster not sure

[nowhere man]

Thanks 323... My display IS in the dash so Im going to have a look see when I replace nicad batteries to instrument panel. By the way, did you buy the "shifter display" new or, get a used one? Either way, how much did it cost???
Thanks again

[jeffreyb4me]

The 'D' lamp in the cluster, being the most used, burns out. you can replace the light bar in the cluster OR if you have the time solder in a replacement bulb. Not much adjustment at the lever for your other complaint, the switches wear.