Selector Lever Cable, Checking And Adjusting
Selector Lever cable, Adjusting
-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) BPY, CDMA] Removal and Installation .
- Selector mechanism and selector lever cable move easily when shifting.
- Selector lever cable boot undamaged.
Selector lever cable must be adjusted if:
- The selector lever cable was removed from the transmission.
- The engine and/or transmission were removed and installed.
- The selector lever cable and the selector mechanism were removed and installed.
- Engine/transmission positions changes, for example, were installed free of tension.
-- Move the selector lever into "P".
-- Loosen the adjusting screw -arrow- on the selector lever cable.
-- Move the parking lock lever on the transmission into "P". Push the selector lever all the way to the rear, opposite the driving direction, to check it.
Make sure the transmission is in "P" (parking lock is engaged) if raising the vehicle. It must not be possible to turn the front wheels.
-- To release selector lever cable tension, carefully move selector lever front and back slightly but do not shift into another selector lever position.
-- Tighten the adjusting screw -arrow- to 15 Nm. Be careful not to move the selector lever cable while doing this.
Check the Selector Lever Cable Adjustment.
-- Press the button and move the selector lever to the rear approximately 5 mm out of "P" and hold it there. Do not move it into "R".
-- Release selector lever.
- The selector lever must jump back into "P" by itself.
-- Move the selector lever into "N".
-- Press the button and move the selector lever forward approximately 5 mm out of "N" and hold it there. Do not move it into "D".
-- Release selector lever.
- The selector lever must jump back into "N" by itself.
-- Press the button and move the selector lever forward approximately 5 mm out of "N" and hold it there. Do not move it into "R".
-- Release selector lever.
- The selector lever must jump back into "N" by itself.
-- If the selector lever does not react as described, repeat the adjustment.
-- Selector mechanism, checking, refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM AND IGNITION KEY REMOVAL LOCK, CHECKING .