Removal and installation of selector lever cover (automatic transmission) - ra68001400231x(0231)

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Model 140

Fig 1: Identifying Cover On Selector Lever (A/T) Components

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Frame (1) on selector lever console	press up and out with plastic wedge.
Ashtray housing	open.
Ashtray insert (2)	remove.
Screw (3) in ashtray housing	loosen with offset screwdriver.
Wood cover (4)	remove upward.
Screws (5 and 6)	screw out (Allen wrench WAF 4 mm, 2.5 Nm).
Cover (7)	press toward rear and lift at front. Then pry out cover toward front and up.
Danger of damage, do not use sharp tools!
Plug connector on switch	disconnect.
Cover (7)	lay down.
Reinstall	in opposite order.

Removal and installation

Press frame on selector lever console upward and out with plastic wedge.
Open ashtray housing and remove ashtray insert.

Fig 2: Opening Ashtray Housing
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Loosen screws (arrow) in ashtray housing with offset screwdriver.
Remove wooden cover (4) upward.

Fig 3: Identifying Wooden Cover
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Screw out screws (arrows), (Allen wrench WAF 4 mm, 2.5 Nm).

Fig 4: Identifying Screws
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Press cover toward rear and lift at front.
Then pry out cover toward front and up.

Danger of damage, do not use sharp tools!
Disconnect plug connector on switch.
Reinstall in opposite order.
Arrows = rear retaining tabs

Fig 5: Locating Plug Connector On Switch
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Cover-rear

Fig 6: Locating Rear Retaining Tabs
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