Shift Cable: Adjustments

Selector Lever Cable, Checking and Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

• Socket and Key (T40031)

Checking

- Place the selector lever in the "P" position.

- Remove the noise insulation on the bottom of the transmission.

- Disconnect the selector lever cable - 2 - from the lever/selector shaft.





- Shift the selector lever from the "P" to "S" positions.

• Selector mechanism and selector lever cable must have freedom of movement during this, replace selector the lever cable or selector mechanism, if necessary.

- Place the selector lever in the "P" position.

- Shift the lever/selector shaft on the transmission into the "P" position. The catch must engage in the parking lock gear, both front wheels are locked (cannot be turned together in one direction).

• It must be possible to push the selector lever cable onto the lever/selector shaft, if necessary adjust the selector lever cable.

- Carefully press the selector lever cable onto the lever/selector shaft. Do not bend the lever/selector shaft when doing this, otherwise shifting can no longer be adjusted precisely.

- Adjust the selector lever cable.

Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Socket and Key (T40031)

• Selector lever cable is disconnected from lever/selector shaft.

- Place the selector lever in the "S" position.

- Move the lever/selector shaft on the transmission into the "D" position.

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

- The procedure for disconnecting batteries must absolutely be obeyed.

- Disconnect the battery Ground (GND) cable with the ignition turned off.

- Remove the ashtray and remove the selector mechanism cover from the center console.

- Remove the cover from the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism Cover ] Selector Mechanism Cover.

- Remove the Cover strip/frame from the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Cover Strip/Frame ] Cover Strip/Frame.

- Loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable approximately one turn.





- Carefully push the selector lever cable onto the lever/selector shaft. When doing this, take care not to bend the lever/selector shaft, otherwise the selector mechanism will no longer be able to be adjusted correctly.

- Center the selector lever by slightly moving the selector lever forward and backward in the "D" position without actually leaving the "D" position.

- Tighten the bolt to 10 Nm in this position. (T40031) can be used for this.

Further installation is performed in the reverse sequence.

- Install the ashtray and selector mechanism cover in the center console.

- Connect the battery.

- Observe the work sequence after connecting the battery.