Emergency Release From P: Procedure
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-- Press the button on the electro-mechanical parking brake to activate it.
-- Carefully pry out the selector lever boot with the wedge set :T10383/1 on both sides in direction of -arrows- and then fold it upward.
NOTE:
The handle for the selector lever, however, cannot be removed to use the emergency release.
-- Unlock the Shift Lock Solenoid in direction of -arrow- with a screwdriver -1- and hold it in this position.
CAUTION:
The selector mechanism could get damaged.
- The selector mechanism function unit must be replaced completely if any of its components are damaged.
- The solenoid releases the selector lever.
-- When the solenoid is free, press the button in the selector lever handle and move the selector lever out of "P".
NOTE:
If the selector lever is not switched back into "P", the solenoid for the shift block will be automatically blocked in the position "P". The solenoid must be released again.