Procedures

Selector Lever Cable, Bringing into Basic Setting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Vehicle Diagnosis Tester, for example, Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System (VAS 5051B)

• Pry Lever - Rmv Outside Mirror (80 - 200)

• Trim Removal Wedge (3409)

• Socket and Key (T40031)

Procedure

• Guided fault finding with the vehicle diagnosis tester is completed; all faults have been corrected.





- Press the button for the parking brake to lock the electro-mechanical brake.

- Select the following menu entries on the vehicle diagnosis tester in Guided Functions:

• 02-Transmission Electronics 0BK I J217

• 02-Read Measured Values

- Select the measured value Transmission Position on the vehicle diagnosis tester from the list.

- Compare the following displays:

• Measured value Transmission Position on the vehicle diagnosis tester

• Selector lever position

• Selector lever transmission range position display unit (Y26) on the shift mechanism

• Transmission range display (Y6) in the instrument cluster

Conditions:

• The displays must match

If the displays do not match:

- Adjusts the selector lever cable. Refer to => [ Selector Lever cable, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

If the individual displays cannot be reached by adjusting the selector lever cable:

Selector Lever Cable, Bringing into Basic Setting:

• Tightening specification, refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable Overview ] Description and Operation.

- Remove the ball socket - 1 - on the selector lever cable from the selector shaft lever using the (80 - 200).





• Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

- Push the selector lever - 1 - on the transmission all the way to the back - arrow - until the parking lock locks into place.





• When parking lock is engaged, it must not be possible to turn both front wheels in one direction at the same time.

- Push the selector lever into D.

- Move the selector lever into D.

- Pry out the selector lever boot using the (3409) or a small screwdriver - arrows - and then fold it upward.





- Insert the (T40031) through the opening - arrow - in the selector mechanism and loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable one turn.





• Loosen the clamping screw approximately one turn but do not remove it.

• The clamping screw is only accessible when the selector lever is in D.

• The selector lever must remain in D when the clamping screw is loose.

- Insert the (T40031) in the bolt.

- Carefully move selector lever lightly toward the front and rear without shifting into another selector lever position, this releases the tension on the selector lever cable.

- Select the following menu entries on the vehicle diagnosis tester in Guided Functions:

• 02-Transmission Electronics 0BK I J217

• 02-Read Measured Values

- Select the measured value Transmission Position on the vehicle diagnosis tester from the list.

- Compare the following displays:

• Measured value Transmission Position on the vehicle diagnosis tester

• Selector lever position

• Selector lever transmission range position display unit (Y26) on the shift mechanism

• Transmission range display (Y6) in the instrument cluster

Conditions:

• The displays must match

- Carefully press the selector lever cable ball socket - 1 - in this position onto the selector shaft lever.





• Do not bend selector shaft lever when pressing on, otherwise shift mechanism can no longer be adjusted exactly.

• Ignore - 2 -.

- Move the selector lever into the tiptronic gate.





- Tighten the clamping screw in this position with the (T40031) without touching the selector lever.

- Selector mechanism, checking, refer to => [ Selector Mechanism, Checking ] Selector Mechanism, Checking.