Selector Lever Cable, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Selector Lever Boot

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-- Press the button on the electro-mechanical parking brake to activate it.

-- Move the selector lever into "D" or "D/S".

-- Carefully pry out the selector lever boot on the side using the Trim Removal Wedge 3409 -arrows- and fold it upward.

-- Insert the Socket And Key T140031 through the opening -arrow- in the selector mechanism and loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable approximately one turn.

Fig 2: Loosening Bolt On Selector Lever Cable One Turn Using Socket T140031

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NOTE:

Only loosen the clamping screw - do not remove it.

The clamping screw is only accessible when the selector lever is in "D" or "D/S".

The selector lever must remain in "D" or "D/S" when the clamping screw is loose.

-- If equipped, remove the left and right crossmember. Refer to OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .

Fig 3: Identifying Clamping Sleeve

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-- Remove the subframe crossbrace. Refer to SUBFRAME CROSSBRACE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 4: Identifying Subframe Crossbrace

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CAUTION:

The suspension components could be damaged.

Do not rest the vehicle on its wheels if the subframe mount, the steering gear or the subframe crossbrace are not installed correctly.

NOTE:

The following procedure makes it easier to access.

Vehicles with a Single Pipe Exhaust System

-- Remove the front exhaust pipe/front muffler or the front exhaust pipe. Refer to OVERVIEW - MUFFLER .

Vehicles with a Dual Pipe Exhaust System

-- Remove the left and right front muffler. Refer to FRONT MUFFLER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING for 3.0L .

All Vehicles

Fig 5: Placing Gearbox Jack VAS6931 Under Transmission

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-- Mount the Engine/Gearbox Jack - Gearbox Support T10337 on the Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931 and attach it under the transmission.

-- Raise the transmission slightly.

WARNING:

There is the risk of an accident.

The Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931 may only be used during assembly and must not sit unsupervised under the vehicle.

-- Remove the bolts from the tunnel crossmember -arrows-.

Fig 6: Identifying Bolts & Tunnel Crossmember

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-- Lower the transmission to dimension -a- using the Engine and Gearbox Jack VAS6931.

Fig 7: Engine And Gearbox Jack VAS 6931

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Dimension -a- = maximum 70 mm.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows- (if equipped).

Fig 8: Identifying Nuts & Heat Shield -1-

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-- Lower the underbody cover on the inner side just enough until the heat shield -1- for the center tunnel can be removed.

-- Remove the lock washers -1- (if equipped) from the noise insulation -2-.

Fig 9: Identifying Sound Insulation And Lock Washers

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-- Pull the noise insulation off the function unit -4- for the selector lever cable -3- and push it forward.

-- Remove the selector lever cable ball socket -2- using the Pry Lever80-200 from the gearshift lever.

Fig 10: Identifying Selector Lever Cable

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-- Remove the clip -1- and remove the selector lever cable from the transmission.

NOTE:

Depending on the version a lock nut can be installed instead of a clip.

NOTE:

Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

-- Remove the selector lever cable clip -1- sideways.

Fig 11: Identifying Selector Lever Cable Retaining Clip Sideways & Selector Lever Cable From Shift Mechanism

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-- Remove the selector lever cable -2- from the selector mechanism.