Selector Lever Cable, Removing and Installing

Selector lever cable, removing and installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required





- Removal lever 80-200

Removing
- Shift selector lever into "P" position.





- Release quick-fasteners -2- and -3- and take off rear sound insulation.





Vehicles with 4-cylinder engine
- Remove cover plates on underside of vehicle inner left -2- and inner right -1-.





- Remove rear crossmember on underside of vehicle -1 ... 4-.





All models
- Remove front crossmember on underside of vehicle -1 6-.

Note: Illustration shows vehicle with 4-cyl. engine.





- Loosen clamp (arrows) on exhaust system and disconnect exhaust pipe.

Note:
^ The flexible pipe connection (de-coupfing element) in the front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10 * - otherwise it can be damaged.
^ illustration shows vehicle with 4-cyl. engine.

- Remove heat shield below shift mechanism.





- Unscrew bolts -2- and remove mounting base -3- for selector lever cable.





- Use removal lever 80-200 to pry selector lever cable -A- from selector shaft lever (arrow).





- Remove bottom cover from shift mechanism (arrows).
- Disconnect selector lever cable sleeve from bottom cover and slide back sleeve.





- Pull retaining clip -1- for selector lever cable down off shift mechanism.
- Pull plastic locking spring -2- forward slightly and push pin -3- up as far as required (arrow) but no further.

Note: Make sure that the pin is not pushed out completely.

- Pull selector lever cable -4- out of shift mechanism.

Note: Do NOT bend or kink selector cable.





- Loosen lock nuts -6- and disconnect selector lever cable from support bracket -4-.

Note: Do NOT bend or kink selector cable.

Installing
Install in reverse sequence, note the following points:

Note:
^ Do NOT bend or kink selector lever cable.
^ Apply a thin coat of polyurea grease, Part No. G 052 142 A2, to the selector lever cable eyelet and ball socket.





- Push selector lever cable into shift mechanism and secure cable with retaining clip -1-.
- Installation position: angled end of retaining clip must point toward rear
- Insert end of selector lever cable -4- into joint on selector lever.
- Push down pin -3- (arrow).
- Check that plastic locking spring -2- has secured pin.
- Button sealing sleeve for selector lever cable into shift mechanism bottom cover.





- Attach bottom cover to shift mechanism and tighten nuts (arrows).





- Attach selector lever cable -5- to support bracket -4- by tightening lock nuts -6- to a tightening torque of 12 Nm.





- Press selector shaft lever -A- at transmission to rear as far as it will go (arrow) until parking lock engages.





- Check whether selector lever is in position "P" and carefully press socket end of selector lever cable -5- onto selector shaft lever -7-.

Note: Take care not to bend selector shaft lever when pressing it on, support it if necessary as otherwise selector mechanism can no longer be adjusted properly.

- Adjust selector lever cable.
- Install exhaust system and align it to be free of stress:





Tightening torques