Selector Mechanism Function Unit

Selector Mechanism Function Unit

Removing

- Move the selector lever into "P".

Vehicles with stationary selector mechanism cover:

- Remove the selector lever handle. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle, with Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover ] Selector Lever Handle, With Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Remove the shift mechanism cover. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Boot, Separating from Selector Lever Handle, Vehicles with Selector Lever Boots ] Selector Lever Boot, Separating From Selector Lever Handle, Vehicles With Selector Lever Boots

Vehicles with a selector lever boot:

- Remove the selector lever handle. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle, with Selector Lever Boot ] Selector Lever Handle, With Selector Lever Boot.

- Turn off the ignition.

- Remove selector lever scale illumination bulb (L101). Refer to => [ Selector Lever Scale Illumination Bulb (L101), Vehicles with Selector Lever Boots ] Selector Lever Scale Illumination Bulb (L101), Vehicles With Selector Lever Boots.

All Vehicles:

- Move the selector lever into "P".

- Remove ash tray or storage before selector mechanism.

- Separate the electrical connector - A - from the function unit of the selector mechanism to the vehicle wire set.





• Ignore - 1, B, C - and - arrow -.

Vehicles with a 2.0L TFSI Engine:

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - on the mass airflow (MAF) sensor (G70).





- Unclip the air intake connection - front arrows -.

- Remove the engine cover - rear arrows -.

Vehicles with a TDI CR Engine:

- Remove the engine cover - arrows -.





- Remove the air filter housing.

All Vehicles:

• Selector lever in "P".

- Remove the securing clamps - C -.





- Move the securing clamps - A - and remove.

- Press selector lever cable from the transmission shift lever - arrow - and place above.

• Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

• Ignore - 1, B, D -.

- Lift the vehicle.

Vehicles with a TFSI Engine:

- Remove the nuts - arrows - and pull the right floor cover on the inside slightly downward.





- Disconnect the connector - 1 -.





- Remove the coupling from the bracket - 2 - and free up the wire to the oxygen sensor after three way catalytic converter (G130).

All Vehicles:

- Remove the bolts - arrows - and the front floor panel crossmember.





• To prevent damage, the decoupling element on the front exhaust pipe must never be angled more than 10°.

- Disconnect exhaust system at double clamp - 1 -.

- Remove the bracket for the exhaust system - arrows -.





- Tie the front exhaust pipe to the floor panel.

- Remove the nuts - 1 - and - 2 - and the underbody rear crossmember.





• A second technician is needed to help remove the rear section of the exhaust system.

- Remove the exhaust system from the retaining straps - arrows -.

- Remove the rear muffler from the retaining straps and remove the rear section of the exhaust system.

- Remove heat shield behind, to do this, loosen the clips - arrows -.





• A second technician is required under the vehicle to remove the selector mechanism function unit.





- Remove the nuts - arrows - in the vehicle interior.

- Remove the selector mechanism function unit downward, together with the selector lever cable.

• Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

The selector mechanism function unit can also be replaced without the selector lever cable; to do this, disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector mechanism function unit and remove it. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable ] Selector Lever Cable.

Installation

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Selector Mechanism Overview up to 11.2009 ] Selector Mechanism Overview up to 11.2009.

• Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

- Install heat shield and CW coverings for underbody.

- Install the exhaust system free of tension.

- Install ash tray or storage before selector mechanism.

- Install the selector mechanism cover. Refer to => [ Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover ] Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover.

- Install selector lever scale illumination bulb. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Scale Illumination Bulb (L101), Vehicles with Selector Lever Boots ] Selector Lever Scale Illumination Bulb (L101), Vehicles With Selector Lever Boots.

- Install the selector lever handle: Vehicles with fixed covering for selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle, with Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover ] Selector Lever Handle, With Stationary Selector Mechanism Cover, vehicles with selector lever boot => [ Selector Lever Handle, with Selector Lever Boot ] Selector Lever Handle, With Selector Lever Boot.

- Refer to => [ Ignition Key Lock, Checking ] Ignition Key Lock, Checking.

- Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable, Check and Adjust if Necessary ] Selector Lever Cable, Check and Adjust if Necessary.

- Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism, Checking ] Selector Mechanism, Checking.

- Install the air filter housing.