Shift Mechanism, Removing and Installing

Shift mechanism, removing and installing, 09G, 6 Speed A/T





Assembly overview

1 - Handle for selector lever

2 - Sleeve

3 - Rear center console

4 - Cover
^ With retaining ring, printed circuit board and frame

5 - Bolt, 10 Nm
^ For setting locking cable

6 - Locking cable

7 - Nut, 23 Nm
^ For shift mechanism to body





8 - Floor panel/body

9 - Mount

10 - Bolt, 23 Nm

11 - Bolt, 13 Nm
^ For setting shift mechanism

12 - Lever
^ For selector shaft

13 - Support bracket
^ For selector lever cable to transmission

14 - Bolt, 23 Nm
^ For support bracket
^ 2 off

15 - Nut, 13 Nm
^ For bracket - Item 16- to transmission

16 - Bracket
^ With clip for selector lever cable

Disassembling and assembling sequence
- Check whether a coded radio is installed. If so, obtain anti-theft code.
- Shift selector lever into position "D".
- With ignition switched off disconnect battery Ground strap.
- Remove selector lever handle.
- Remove rear center console.





- Disconnect connector - 1 - of printed circuit board.
- Remove connector from hole (arrow) in bracket - 2 -.





- Disconnect connector (arrow) for shift lock solenoid.





- At four hooks (arrows) carefully bend frame outward with a screwdriver and remove together with retaining ring, printed circuit board and cover -A-.
- Move selector lever to position "P".





- Disengage locking cable - 1 - from locking lever at shift mechanism.
- Unscrew 2 nuts for front shift mechanism mounting (arrows).





- Loosen clamp - 4 - and disconnect intake hose and connector - 1 - from Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.
- If present, disconnect hose - 5 - from air cleaner housing.
- Unscrew bolts - 2 - and - 3 -, then remove the entire air cleaner housing.





- Pry off selector lever cable - 1 - from lever/selector shaft - 3 -, e.g. with an open-end wrench - 2 - (10 mm A/F).
- Press catches on support bracket of selector lever cable together (arrows) and pull selector lever cable out of support bracket/transmission.





- Disengage selector lever cable - 1 - from clip (arrow) at transmission.
- Raise vehicle.





- Disconnect front exhaust pipe -A-.
- Remove cross-piece -B- underneath exhaust system.
- Remove protective plates -C- and -D-.





- Unscrew shift mechanism from body (arrows -B-). Do not loosen nuts (arrows -A-).
- Remove shift mechanism with selector lever cable downward.

Installation is in reverse order. Note the following:

The tightening torques of bolts/nuts and information on whether new bolts/nuts must be installed can be found at (Removing and installing shift mechanism) and (Disassembling and assembling shift mechanism).

- Insert selector lever cable in support bracket/transmission and carefully press onto lever/selector shaft. Do not bend lever/selector shaft, otherwise it will no longer be possible to precisely adjust selector mechanism.

Note: Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.





- Engage selector lever cable - 1 - in clip (arrow) at transmission. When routing selector lever cable to ATF cooler, maintain a minimum clearance of 5 mm.
- Assemble exhaust system:
- Adjust locking cable.
- Check function of ignition key removal lock.
- Install rear center console:
- Install selector lever handle.
- Reconnect Ground strap to battery.
- Adjust selector lever cable.
- Check shift mechanism.
- Enter radio code.