Shift Lever Must Be Pressed Down to Engage Reverse Gear

Selector mechanism (shift lever must be pressed clown to engage reverse gear), servicing
Selector mechanism, installation position





1. Selector rod
2. Front push rod
3. Selector lever
Arrow -A- Shift movement
Arrow -B- Selection movement
Arrow -C- Shift lever is pressed down to select reverse gear
Adjusting selector mechanism.

Shift lever, front and rear push rods and selector rod, servicing

Note: Lubricate all mountings and sliding surfaces with Polyurea grease Part No. G 052 142 A2.





1. Shift lever knob
- Screw on and off together with cover
2. Cover
- Separating from shift lever knob see Fig. 1
- Connect to shift lever knob before installing
3. Securing clip
- Always replace
4. Spacer sleeve
5. Spring
6. Ball stop
- Insert spring and bush in the ball stop and assemble on the shift lever so that the spring and bush are on the right when looking forwards.
- Install ball stop before fitting circlip (item 18).
7. Spring
8. Bush
- Fitting position: The rounded end faces the shift lever
9. Shift lever
- Only fits in one position in the ball housing
10. Spacer tube
11. Hexagon nut, 10 Nm
12. Hexagon nut, 10 Nm
13. Cover
14. Hexagon nut, 25 Nm
15. Connecting piece
16. Hexagon nut, 25 Nm
17. Connecting piece
18. Circlip
- Always replace
- Remove before removing the ball stop
- Fitting position: the rounded side faces to ball housing (item 20)
19. Buffer
20. Ball housing
21. Rear push rod
22. Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
23. Hexagon socket head bolt, 25 Nm
24. Washer
25. Shift lever housing
26. Hexagon nut, 10 Nm
27. Hexagon nut, 10 Nm
- Self-locking
- Always replace
28. Selector fork
29. Bolt
30. Tensioning ring
31. Bellows
- Remove catalyst and front heat shield before removing and installing

Notes: Carefully pull bellows over selector rod

- Place bellows on the marks on selector rod and push rod
32. Selector rod
- With selector joint
33. Clamping piece
34. Hexagon socket head bolt, 25 Nm
35. Hexagon bolt, 23 Nm
- Self-locking
- Always replace
36. Hexagon socket head bolt, 40 Nm
37. Washer
- The convex side faces to push rod
38. Washer
39. Front push rod





Fig. 1 Separating cover from shift lever knob
- Turn cover inside out.
- Carefully lever segment with a screwdriver in direction of arrow; at the same time pull the shift lever knob out.

Selector mechanism, removing and installing
Removing
- Carefully lever the cover off the center console.
- Then unscrew the shift lever knob with cover.





- The rubber cover for the shift lever housing must be removed (arrows).





- Now remove the shift lever housing securing nuts (arrows).
- Separate exhaust system behind the catalyst, if necessary remove front exhaust system.





Remove selector mechanism from transmission as follows:
- Remove selector rod (arrow -A-).
- Remove push rod, to do this remove hexagon socket head bolt (arrow -B-).
- Remove front heat shield above exhaust system.
- Swing shift lever housing with selector rod and push rod down and remove.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
Adjust selector mechanism.

Tightening torques
Shift lever housing to body 10 Nm
Push rod to transmission 40 Nm
Selector rod (selector joint) to transmission 23 Nm
Use new bolts!