Selector Lever Cable, Bringing Into Basic Setting

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

• Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Pry Lever 80-200
• Socket And Key T40031

Procedure 

• Guided Fault Finding  with the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester is completed; all faults have been corrected.

-- Select the following menu items in "Functions/Component selection" "Guided Fault Finding" on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester:

• Drivetrain 
• 0AW transmission 
• 01-OBD-capable systems 
• 02-transmission electronics 
• 02-Transmission electronics, functions 
• 02-Measured values 

-- Select driving mode  from the list.

-- Compare the following displays:

• Measured value driving mode  on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Selector lever position
• Selector Lever Transmission Range Position Display Unit -Y26- on the shift mechanism
• Transmission Range Display -Y6- in the instrument cluster

Conditions: 

• The displays must match

If The Displays Do Not Match: 

-- Adjust the selector lever cable, refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .

If the individual displays cannot be reached by adjusting the selector lever cable:

Selector Lever Cable, Bringing Into Basic Setting: 

Fig 1: Identifying Electrical Connector On Transmission By Rotating Twist Lock Counter-Clockwise

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-- Remove the ball socket -1- on the selector lever cable from the selector shaft lever using the Pry Lever 80-200.

-- Push the selector lever -A- on the transmission all the way to the back -arrow- until the parking lock locks into place.

Fig 2: Press Transmission Selector Lever Toward The Rear Until The Parking Lock Engages

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• When parking lock is engaged, it must not be possible to turn the front wheels.

-- Press the selector shaft lever forward three detents so the transmission is in "D".

-- Make sure the selector lever inside the vehicle is also in "D".

-- Insert the Socket And Key T40031 through the opening -arrow- in the selector mechanism and loosen the bolt on the selector lever cable approximately one turn.

Fig 3: Insert T40031 Through Opening In Selector Mechanism And Loosen Bolt On Selector Lever Cable One Turn

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-- Remove the Socket And Key T40031 from the torque wrench and let the move it through the opening -arrow- in the selector mechanism.

-- Carefully press the selector lever cable ball socket -1- in this position onto the selector shaft lever.

Fig 4: Identifying Electrical Connector On Transmission By Rotating Twist Lock Counter-Clockwise

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-- Select 02-measured values  in "Guided Fault Finding" 02 transmission electronics  on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

-- Select driving mode  from the list.

-- Compare the following displays:

• Measured value driving mode  on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester
• Selector lever position
• Selector Lever Transmission Range Position Display Unit -Y26- on the shift mechanism
• Transmission Range Display -Y6- in the instrument cluster

Conditions: 

• The displays must match

-- Carefully move the selector forward and back gently without shifting into another selector lever position. This releases the tension in the selector lever cable.

Fig 5: Insert T40031 Through Opening In Selector Mechanism And Loosen Bolt On Selector Lever Cable One Turn

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-- Tighten the clamping screw in this position with the Socket And Key T40031 without touching the selector lever.

-- Check the selector mechanism, refer to GEARSHIFT MECHANISM, CHECKING .

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR LEVER CABLE