Locking cable, removing and installing (vehicles with ignition key removal lock): Removing

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Remove selector lever handle.
Remove cover with cover strip.
On vehicles with program switch pull connector off program switch.
Remove central console.
See INSTRUMENT PANEL, REMOVING .
Loosen cable anchorage screw -a-.

Fig 1: Loosening Cable Anchorage Screw

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Remove locking cable out of locking lever and pull out of cable anchorage.
Remove steering wheel and ignition/starter switch trim.
See STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN TUBE AND STEERING WHEEL, SERVICING or STEERING WHEEL WITH AIRBAG, SERVICING

See STEERING COLUMN SWITCHES, CONNECTOR WIRING
Press locking cable clip out of ignition/starter switch support bracket and remove locking cable from ball head.
Remove locking cable.