Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair

Multifunction Transmission Range Switch

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

Removing

- Place the selector lever in the "N" position.

- Turn the ignition off.

- Do not open the cooling system.

- Press the selector lever cable lock - 3 - together and pull the selector lever cable upward out of the bracket.





- Remove the selector lever cable - 1 - from the lever/shift rod by hand.

- Take care not to bend or kink the selector lever cable.

- Disconnect the connector from multifunction transmission range switch (F125).

- Remove the nut - 1 -.





- Remove the spring washer - 2 - and lever - 3 - from the shift rod - 4 -.

- Bend the tabs on the locking washer - 2 - back using a screwdriver.





- If the tabs on the locking washer break while bending, the locking washer must be replaced.

- Remove the nut - 1 -.

- Remove the bolts - 5 -.

- Remove the multifunction switch - 4 - with washers - 2 and 3 - from the shift rod - 6 -.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal. Pay attention to the following:

- Install the multifunction switch - 4 - to the shift rod - 6 -.





- Hand tighten the multifunction switch bolts - 5 -.

- Bend the tabs of the locking washer - 2 - back.

- Install the washers - 2 and 3 - onto the shift rod - 6 -.

- Install the washer - 2 - with the tabs facing upward.

- Install the washer - 2 - with the long and thin guides into the long and narrow depressions in the shift rod - 6 -.

- Install the nut - 1 - and tighten it to 7 Nm.

- Secure the nut - 1 - by bending the tabs on the locking washer - 2 - upward.

- If one or more tabs on the locking washer break when bending, the locking washer must be replaced.

- Install the lever - 3 - onto the shift rod - 4 -.





- Shift the transmission to the "P" position using the lever - 3 -. To do so, push the lever - 3 - rearward against the direction of travel until it stops.

- Shift the transmission to the "N" position using the lever - 3 -. To do so, press the lever - 3 - two latched positions toward the front in the direction of travel.

- Install the spring washer - 2 - and nut - 1 - onto the shift rod - 4 -.

- Tighten the nut - 1 - to 13 Nm.

6 Cylinder Gas Vehicles

- Install the coolant expansion tank.

- Connect the battery Ground (GND) cable with the ignition turned off.

Continuation For All Vehicles

- Check the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism, Checking ] Component Tests and General Diagnostics.