Selector Mechanism

Selector Mechanism

Removing

- First determine whether a coded radio is installed. In this case, determine the anti-theft coding.

- Move selector lever in position "R".

- Switch ignition off and disconnect battery Ground (GND) cable.

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

- Remove selector mechanism cover and circuit board => [ Selector Mechanism Cover and Circuit Board ] Selector Mechanism Cover and Circuit Board.

- Carefully pry off frame at four corners - arrows - and remove.





- Disconnect connector - arrow - from Shift Lock Solenoid (N110).





- Pull up pull-rod and place selector lever in "P" with pull rod pulled up.

- Disengage locking cable - 1 - on selector mechanism from locking lever => [ Locking Cable ] Service and Repair.





- Remove forward mount for selector mechanism (2 nuts) - arrows -.

- Disconnect intake hose - 1 - and connector - 2 - from Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.





- Disconnect hose for Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump - 3 - from air filter housing.

- Remove bolts - 4 -, - 5 - and - 6 -.

- Remove air filter completely.

- Pry off selector lever cable - 1 - from lever/selector shaft - 3 - e.g. using a 10 mm open-end wrench - 2 -.





- Press locking devices on selector lever cable support bracket together - arrows - and pull out selector lever cable from support bracket/transmission.

- Unclip selector lever cable - 1 - from clip - arrow - on transmission.





- Raise vehicle.

- Loosen double clamp - A - and slide toward rear.





- Remove tunnel bridge - B - beneath exhaust system.

- Remove heat shields - C - and - D -.

- Remove selector mechanism from body - arrows B -. Do not loosen nuts - arrows A -.





- Remove selector mechanism with selector lever cable downward.

Installing

Installation is performed in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Reconnect exhaust system and install tunnel bridge. Component location and removing and installing.

- Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.

- Do not grease ball socket of selector lever cable.

- Carefully insert selector lever cable in support bracket/transmission and press on to lever/selector shaft. Do not bend lever/selector shaft when doing this, otherwise shifting can no longer be adjusted precisely.

- Engage selector lever cable - 1 - into clip - arrow - on transmission. Maintain a distance of at least 5 mm to ATF cooler when routing selector lever cable.





- Install air filter housing.

- Engage locking cable at selector mechanism into locking lever => [ Locking Cable ] Service and Repair.

- Adjust locking cable => [ Locking Cable, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

- Ignition key removal lock, checking function => [ Ignition Key Removal Lock, Checking Function ] Testing and Inspection.

- Install selector mechanism cover and circuit board => [ Selector Mechanism Cover and Circuit Board ] Selector Mechanism Cover and Circuit Board.

- Install center console.

- Install selector lever handle => [ Selector Lever Handle ] Selector Lever Handle.

- Connect battery Ground (GND) cable.

- Adjust selector lever cable => [ Selector Lever Cable, Checking and Adjusting ] Testing and Inspection.

- Check shift mechanism => [ Selector Mechanism, Checking ] Testing and Inspection.

- Code radio.

- Initialize power windows, set clock.