Shift Cable: Service and Repair
Selector Lever Cable
Removing
Proceed as follows:
- Place selector lever in position P.
- Switch ignition off.
- Disconnect electrical harness connector - 3 - from mass air flow (MAF) sensor (G70).
- Open clips - 1 and 2 - and remove air guide hose from mass air flow (MAF) sensor (G70).
- Remove front air intake nozzle from lock carrier - 4 -.
- Remove engine cover.
- Remove securing plate - C -.
- Press securing plate - A - upward and remove.
- Press selector lever cable off of selector shaft lever - arrow - and remove from bracket - D -.
• Selector lever cable must not be bent or kinked.
• Ignore items - 1 and B -.
- Remove oxygen sensor (O2S) behind three way catalytic converter (TWC) (G130).
- Remove exhaust system bracket and tunnel brace - arrows -.
- Remove heat shield - arrows -.
Risk of damaging decoupling elements.
• Do not bend decoupling elements in front exhaust pipe more than 10°.
- Separate exhaust system at clamping sleeve - 1 -.
- Lower front exhaust pipe with catalytic converter and front muffler slightly and remove heat shield toward rear.
- Reconnect exhaust system with clamping sleeve.
- Remove selector mechanism shift unit - arrows -.
- Carefully slide selector mechanism shift unit with boot forward over selector lever cable without damaging boot.
Risk of destroying electronic selector mechanism components with static discharge.
• Do not touch circuit board - B - with fingers.
- Remove screws - arrows -.
- Remove locking plate - A - from selector mechanism function unit by unclipping left and right retaining tabs.
- Place selector lever in position S.
- Remove selector lever cable securing plate - 1 - downward.
- Pull plastic securing spring - 2 - forward slightly and press mounting pins - 3 - up only as far as necessary - arrow -.
• Ensure mounting pins are not pushed all the way out.
- Remove selector lever cable - 4 - from selector mechanism function unit.
• Selector lever cable must not be bent or kinked.
Installing
• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Selector Mechanism Assembly Overview ] Selector Mechanism Assembly Overview.
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
• Replace selector lever cable securing plate and lock washer.
• If boots are damaged, selector lever cable must be replaced.
- Guide selector lever cable into selector mechanism shift unit without damaging boot.
- Snap boot into selector mechanism shift unit.
• Ensure boot is seated correctly and is not twisted.
- Insert end of selector lever cable - 4 - into selector lever joint.
- Press mounting pins - 3 - down - arrow -.
• The plastic securing spring - 2 - must engage in mounting pins.
- Secure selector cable to selector mechanism function unit with new securing plate - 1 -.
• Installation position: Angled end of securing plate faces toward function unit.
Risk of destroying electronic selector mechanism components with static discharge.
• Do not touch circuit board - B - with fingers.
- Clip in left and right of locking plate - A -.
- Tighten bolts - arrows -.
- Hand tighten selector mechanism shift unit with bonded seal to selector mechanism function unit - arrows - while noting position of seal.
- Insert selector lever cable boot in selector mechanism shift unit.
- Press selector lever cable opposite direction of - arrow - onto selector shaft lever on transmission.
- Install lock washer - A - and engage downward.
- Install securing plate - C -.
- Shift selector lever from S to P.
• Check whether selector lever can be shifted easily.
• If selector mechanism is difficult to move, selector lever cable must be replaced or selector mechanism must be serviced.
- Tighten selector mechanism shift unit - arrows -.
- Install heat shield.
- Install exhaust system without tension.
- Adjust selector lever cable. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
- Check shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism and Ignition Key Withdrawal Lock, Checking ] Testing and Inspection.