Selector Mechanism Function Unit

Selector Mechanism Function Unit

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hose Clip Pliers (VAS 6340)

Removing

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, for Vehicles with Selector Lever Boots ] Selector Lever Boot, Separating From Selector Lever Handle, For 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) for Vehicles with Selector Lever Boots ] Selector Lever Scale Illumination Bulb (L101) For 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 -.

4-Cylinder 2.0L TFSI Vehicles

For this engine there are two different versions.

Version 1, with Side Air Filter Housing

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - on the Mass Airflow (MAF) sensor (G70).






- Remove the air guide hose - 2 -.

- Remove the screw - 4 - and the air filter housing.

• Ignore - 3 -.

Version 2, with Air Filter Inside the Engine Cover:

- Disconnect the connector - 3 - on the MAF sensor.






- Open the clips - 1 and 2 - and remove the air guide hose from the mass air flow sensor.

- Open the spring clamps - 4 - remove the air intake hose from the engine cover.


Danger of breaking the engine cover.

• Always follow the removal sequence.

- Carefully remove the engine cover from - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -.






Vehicles with 6-cylinder 3.2L Engine

- Remove vacuum hose - 2 - on air duct hose.






- Remove air guide hose - 1 - on the throttle valve control module (J338).

- Disconnect the connector - 3 - on the MAF sensor.

- Remove upper section of the air filter - arrow -.

- Remove filter insert.

- Remove the lower section of the air filter - arrows -.






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 the selector lever cable.

• Ignore - 1, B, D -.

- Lift the vehicle.

- Remove the front exhaust pipe, the catalytic converters and muffler.

- Remove the driveshaft.

- 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 the selector lever cable.

The selector mechanism function unit can be replaced without a selector lever cable. For this, the selector lever cable must be separated from the selector mechanism function unit. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable ] Selector Lever Cable.

Installing

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

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

• Do not bend the selector lever cable.

- Install heat shield and CW coverings for underbody.

- Install the driveshaft.

- 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 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, refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle, with Selector Lever Boot ] Selector Lever Handle, With Selector Lever Boot.

- Refer to => [ Ignition Key Lock, Check Function ] 02EA Transmission.

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

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

- Install the air filter housing.