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Selector Lever Handle and Shift Mechanism Cover Assembly Overview

Lubricate the bearing areas and slide surfaces with polycarbamide grease (G 052 142 A2).





1 Selector lever

2 Selector lever shaft piece

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle ] Selector Lever Handle.

3 Selector lever handle

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Selector Lever Handle ] Selector Lever Handle.

4 Cover

With selector scale and Tiptronic gate.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Tiptronic Switch ] Service and Repair, and also unclipping symbol inserts.

5 Symbol panel

Clipped into the cover.

6 Printed circuit board

With integrated Tiptronic switch (F189).

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Tiptronic Switch ] Service and Repair.

Switch consists of 3 Hall sensors, which are activated by a magnet on the transverse slide of the cover strip.

If malfunctioning, start by checking whether the solenoid is correctly fixed on the cross slide masking panel => [ (Item 7) Cover strip ] , replace the masking panel if necessary.

Before replacing the circuit board when DTC "18161" is entered in the DTC memory, first check the adjustment of the selector lever cable. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable Adjusting ] Adjustments.

7 Cover strip

With the solenoid for Tiptronic switch (F189) on the transverse slide.

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Tiptronic Switch ] Service and Repair.

8 Masking panel guide