Selector Mechanism

Selector Mechanism

Removing

- Remove the shift knob and the shift lever boot. Refer to => [ Shift Knob with Shift Lever Boot ] Shift Knob with Shift Lever Boot.

- Remove the ashtray in the front of the center console.

- Remove the noise insulation over the shift mechanism.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.






- Remove the entire air filter housing.






- Remove the selector cable washer - 1 - and pull the cable off the pin.






Metal Selector Relay Lever:

- Remove the selector cable washer - 2 - from the selector relay lever and pull the cable off the pin.

Plastic Selector Relay Lever:






• To avoid damage to the selector cable, the cable retainer must be disconnected from the selector lever before removal.

- Pull the securing mechanism forward as far as the stop in the direction of - arrow 1 - and then unlock to the left in the direction of - arrow 2 -.

- Press the relay lever forward direction of - arrow 3 -.

• The cable retainer may only be removed with the relay lever removed. Refer to=> [ Pry the Selector Cable Retainer Out of the Plastic Relay Lever. ] 02Q Manual Transmission

All Vehicles

- Remove cable mounting bracket from transmission - arrows -.






- Remove front crossmember for underbody - arrows -.






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

- Disconnect exhaust system at clamping sleeve - 1 -.

- Remove bracket for exhaust system - arrows -.






- Tie up the front exhaust pipe to the underbody.

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






• To remove the rear section of the exhaust system, a second technician will be required.

- Disengage exhaust system at retaining loops - arrows -.

- Detach rear muffler on retaining loops and remove rear section of exhaust system.

- Loosen the clip - arrows - and remove the heat shield together with the shift mechanism.






Install the Shift Mechanism.






Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

- Install the shift mechanism and tighten the nuts - arrows -. Tightening specification - item 16 - => [ (Item 16) Nut ] Shift Mechanism From MY 2008 Overview.

- Route the cables - 1 - from the shift mechanism - 2 - to the transmission as follows:






• The cables must run parallel to each other and must not intersect.

• The cables must be routed in the provided recesses in the heat shield - 3 -.

• The enlargement shows the heat shield from above.

A clip - A - holds the cables and heat shield to each other in place.






- Attach the cable mounting bracket to the transmission - arrows -. Tightening specification => [ (Item 9) Bolt ] 02Q Transmission.






- Apply a small amount of grease (G 000 450 02) on the pins - arrows - of the transmission shift lever - 1 - and the relay lever - 2 -.






- Replace the lock washer - 3 - and, with the metal relay lever - 2 -, the lock washer - 4 - after each disassembly.

- Secure shift cable with retaining disc - 3 - and selector cable with retaining disc - 4 -.

Cable Retainer with Plastic Relay Lever

- The relay lever and cable retainer must be installed together. Refer to => [ From 05.2007 - Plastic Relay Lever ] 02Q Manual Transmission.

- Insert the selector cable in the cable retainer.

Continued for All Selector Mechanisms

- Adjust the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

- Install exhaust system and align it free of tension.

- Install the complete air filter housing.

- Install the ashtray in the front of the center console.

- Install the shift knob and shift lever boot. Refer to => [ Shift Knob with Shift Lever Boot ] Shift Knob with Shift Lever Boot.