Shift Linkage: Service and Repair

Shift Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling






Note: Lubricate mounting points and contact surfaces with grease Part No. G 052 142 A2.

1 Selector lever handle Removing: Push sleeve -2- down and while depressing knob, remove handle upward Installing: While depressing knob, install handle until lock engages. Push sleeve up to lock.
2 Sleeve
^ Locks selector lever handle
^ Prevents selector lever handle from being pulled off
3 Cover
^ With selector indicator
^ Snapped into bracket -7-
4 Cover strip
^ Insert in bracket -7-
5 Selector lever position display
^ Printed circuit for selector lever position display (illumination) is held in position by clips
^ Connector
6 Retainer
^ To position connector in bracket -7-
7 Bracket
^ Carefully lever off at corners
^ Push in cover strip -4-
^ Installation position: ribs must face down
^ Carefully position printed circuits and wiring -5-
^ When installing be careful not to damage contact springs -27- for selector lever position display
8 Bolt, 7 Nm (62 inch lbs.)
^ Locating spring -12- and plate -11- to bracket
9 Washer
10 Locking segment
^ Place on centering elements of selector lever housing -16-
11 Plate
12 Locating spring with roller Engages in detent in selector lever -13-
13 Selector lever
^ With pull rod, spring, detent, contact spring for selector lever position and locking cable release
^ Removing and installing.
14 Roller
^ For releasing locking cable
15 Circlip
16 Selector lever housing
^ Does not need not be removed to replace most individual parts, with the exception of selector lever and shift lock solenoid
17 Fulcrum pin
^ Splined
^ Apply grease to shank
^ Do not turn when installing selector lever
18 Bolt, 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
19 Locking lever
^ For locking cable
^ For locking selector lever in "P"
20 Washer
21 Bolt
22 Gasket
^ Always replace
23 Cover
^ For selector lever housing
24 Bolt Qty. 14
25 O-ring
^ Always replace
26 Bolt, 8 Nm (71 inch lbs.)
^ Qty. 2
27 Contact spring
^ For selector lever position display
28 Bolt, 4 Nm (35 inch lbs.) Place selector lever in "P" to loosen and tighten
29 Clip
30 Steering lock
31 Bolt
^ Qty. 2
^ Solenoid to selector lever housing
32 Shift Lock Solenoid -11-
^ Removing and installing
^ Can be checked via OBD function 08, read measuring value block
^ Remove and install only with selector lever in position "1"
^ Look out for spring and locking pin when removing
^ Install together with locking pin and spring while moving selector lever slightly back and forth
33 Cable tie
^ Wiring/solenoid to selector lever housing
^ Always replace
34 Spring
35 Locking pin
36 Nut, 13 Nm (10 ft. lbs.)
^ Always replace
37 Washer
38 Nut, 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.)
^ Qty.. 2
^ Always replace
39 Locking cable
^ For ignition key removal lock
^ Do not kink
40 Clip
^ Always replace
^ For mounting selector fever cable to selector fever housing
^ Install with angled end toward inside of selector housing
41 Gasket
^ Always replace
42 Selector lever cable
^ Do not bend or kink
^ If outer cable sleeve is damaged, replace selector lever cable.
^ Checking and adjusting.
^ Removing and installing.
^ Lightly grease ball socket and cable ends before installing
43 Lever
^ For selector shaft
44 Support bracket
^ For mounting selector lever cable on transmission
45 Clip
^ Always replace