Mechatronic, Removing And Installing: Removing

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The transmission is installed.

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the transmission.

Do not start the engine if there is no ATF in the transmission or if the S Tronic transmission Mechatronic -J743- is removed.

NOTE:

General Repair Instructions, refer to GENERAL REPAIR INFORMATION .

Rules for cleanliness when working on the S Tronic transmission, refer to GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS .

S Tronic Transmission 0B5 Information, refer to GENERAL INFORMATION .

-- Move the selector lever into "P".

-- Turn off the ignition and remove the key.

-- Remove the nuts -1- and the bolt -2- and then remove the heat shield.

Fig 1: Heat Shield, Tightening Specifications

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Fig 2: Disconnecting Connector On Transmission

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CAUTION:

There is a risk of destroying the transmission control module (Mechatronic) with static discharge.

Always "discharge" the static electricity before working with electric connectors. Do this by touching a grounded object, for example vehicle ground, the vehicle or the hoist.
Do not touch contacts in transmission connector with hands.

-- Turn the twist lock counter-clockwise -arrow- and disconnect the connector from the transmission.

-- Remove the ATF filter housing, refer to REMOVING .

Description of additional procedures, refer to MECHATRONIC, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .