Shift Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling (Sequence)

Shift mechanism, disassembling and assembling (sequence)





Note: Removing and installing securing spring for locking cable.

Disassembly of suspension strut
- Move selector lever into position"S".
- Remove selector lever lock solenoid -7-.
- Carefully unbolt gate -12-.

Note: If gate - 12- or selector housing - 14- is damaged, complete selector housing with gate must be replaced.





- Release pivot pins -5- and -19- and pull them out from the side.
- Unclip retainers -2- and -16-.
- Remove retaining clip -17-.
- Swing locking lever -11 - fully upward.
- Pull selector lever -6- with bushes -3- and -15- together with locking levers for Tiptronic -4- and -18- downward out of selector housing -14-.

Assembly of suspension strut
- Check whether selector lever is still in position "S"
- Swing locking lever -11 - fully upward.





- Insert selector lever -6- into selector housing -14- from below.
- Push locking levers for Tiptronic -4- and -18- along with bushes -3- and -15- onto selector lever.
- Press selector lever -6- with bushes into selector housing and position it with retaining clip -17-.
- Engage retainers -2- and -16- to selector housing.
- Press pivot pins -5- and -19- into mounting bracket until they engage.
- Check whether pivot pins engage in locking lever for Tiptronic.





- Install selector lever lock solenoid -7-.
- Tighten gate -12- to selector housing -14- with the 3 securing bolts to 0.4 Nm.

Notes:
^ If gate - 12- or selector housing - 14- is damaged by tightening too much, complete selector housing with gate must be replaced.
^ Gate is matched to selector housing and cannot be replaced separately.





Fig. 1 Securing spring for locking cable, removing and installing
Removing
- Slightly lift spring at top (arrow B) and remove locking cable from shift mechanism.
- Unhook spring (arrow A) at retaining clip (arrow C) and remove toward top.

Installing
- Insert spring (arrow B) from top and hook in at retaining clip (arrow C).
- Align spring so that it is seated evenly in groove (arrow A).
- Slightly lift spring at top (arrow B) and insert locking cable into shift mechanism.