Selector Lever Cable, Checking And Adjusting: Adjusting

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-- Move the selector lever into "P".

Shifting the Gearshift Lever into "P".

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The transmission gearshift lever must be pushed >>all the way toward the rear<<.

-- To check, pull the gearshift lever forward.

-- Then push the gearshift lever >>to the rear<< -arrow-.

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"P" is in the Second Detent.

NOTE:

Raise the vehicle to make sure the transmission is in "P" (parking lock is engaged). The front wheels must not turn together in any direction.

The transmission is also in "P" if the vehicle does not move with wheels spinning freely.

-- Install the cable with the loose adjusting screw -arrow- and the new lock washer -A and B-, if they were removed earlier.

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-- Lightly tap the handle on the selector lever back and forth but do not move it out of "P" under any circumstances.

-- Tighten the adjusting screw -arrow-.

This ends the adjustment.