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 or a small screwdriver -arrows- and then fold it upward.

-- Insert the Socket And Key T40031 through the opening -arrow- in the selector mechanism and loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable approximately one turn.

Fig 2: Locating Bolt On Selector Lever Cable One Turn Using Socket T40031

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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.

-- Vehicles with a selector lever heat shield: remove the bolts -arrows-, remove the heat shield.

Fig 3: Heat Shield Bolts

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

Fig 4: Ball Socket And Securing Clips

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-- Press the securing clips -2- off and remove the selector lever cable from the transmission.

NOTE:

Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

-- Vehicles with a heat shield: Remove heat shield -1- under the selector mechanism function unit, refer to OVERVIEW - HEAT SHIELD .

Fig 5: Identifying Heat Shield & Bolts

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-- Vehicles with noise insulation: remove the circlip -arrows-, remove noise insulation -1-.

Fig 6: Noise Insulation Circlips

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-- Remove the circlip -1- from the selector lever cable.

Fig 7: 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.