A few days ago, I set the alarm off from my keys on my 1999 Audi A6 in a parking lot to find the car. Since then, the gear shift doesn't work normally, even if the car is on and the break is applied. The light indicating the break doesn't turn off, making the car un-drivable. I have been able to get it to work only when I apply the break and SLOWLY release it, which sometimes gives me a split second to move the gear shift into drive. I have been doing this to drive the car but it takes up to 5 minutes at times. How can I make the gear shift operate normally again?
Not sure if the alarm is the reason, just happening since that point.