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Installation Procedure

NOTE: Ensure the shift control cable is routed exactly as originally positioned in the vehicle to avoid coming into contact with potential hazards such as hot, sharp, and moving objects.
Fig 1: Identifying Shift Control Cable Grommet
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  1. Secure the shift control cable grommet by pressing the cable into the pass-thru hole in the cowl.
  2. Ensure that the shift control range select lever is in the park (P) position.
    Fig 2: Identifying Shift Control Cable
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  3. Install the shift control cable (2) to the shift control.
  4. Install the shift control cable (1) onto the shift control range select lever pin.
  5. Install the console. Refer to CONSOLE REPLACEMENT .
  6. Install the shift control lever knob. Refer to TRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER KNOB REPLACEMENT .
    Fig 3: Identifying Range Selector Cable And Shift Control Cable
    G06490228Courtesy of SUZUKI OF AMERICA CORP.
  7. Install the shift control cable (2) to the range selector cable bracket. Ensure the range selector cable retaining tabs fully engage the range selector cable bracket.
  8. Connect the range selector cable (1) to the transmission range selector lever.
  9. Adjust the range selector cable. Refer to RANGE SELECTOR LEVER CABLE ADJUSTMENT .
  10. Enable the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system. Refer to SIR DISABLING AND ENABLING .
  11. Release the parking brake.