thanks gilly

1 owner car before me and it had some issues with central locking unit.you might remember previous post. the car was acting up then but had close to $3000. spent on it at that time with a dealer. when i collected the car i enquired about the tranny problem and was told it was due to bad battery and they did not find anything related to the tranny. the car was driven 800 miles to here without a problem before the tranny acted up........no evidence (smell...etc.) of water damage.

i think i will try the recognition switch as a last resort.

please could you give me any advise as to where this switch is and how to change it if at all possible......within the limits of this forum
thanks