Selector lever handle, removing and installing

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Removing

Shift selector lever to position "D".

Fig 1: Selector Lever Handle, Removing And Installing

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Turn sleeve - 1 - counter-clockwise and push down onto stop.
Pull button - 2 - out of selector lever handle - 3 - carefully, just far enough to be able to insert a cable tie between button and selector lever.

NOTE:

Under no circumstances pull button out further, as selector lever handle would then become damaged.

Use cable tie to secure the button in its pulled position - arrow - , as shown in illustration.
Remove selector lever handle by pulling it off.

Installing

Installation is performed in reverse sequence. Note the following:

Shift selector lever to position "D".

Fig 2: Selector Lever Handle, Removing And Installing

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NOTE:

To install the selector lever handle - 3 - the button - 2 - has to be pulled out to the stop and must be secured with either a cable tie - arrow - or with the assembly aid supplied together with the new handle.
If, by mistake, the button has not been secured, it must not be pulled out of the selector lever handle using mechanical tools. Position a compressed air gun at the bottom of the handle and carefully press the button out with compressed air.

Install selector lever handle - 3 - fully onto selector lever; button - 2 - points toward the driver. The handle must engage in annular groove of selector lever.
Remove cable tie - arrow - or assembly aid; the button mechanism will then engage in the vertical groove on the selector lever. If necessary, press button into selector lever handle.
Pull sleeve - 1 - upward and engage by turning in clockwise direction.