Handle With Front Button

WARNING:

Move the selector lever into "P" and set the parking brake before working with the engine running.

The button cannot be pulled out on these handles.

There are two ways to move the button into the installation position, with or without assembly fastener. The following describes both ways.

Moving the handle with an assembly fastener into the installation position:

Make sure the assembly fastener has an eye -arrow- at the front. Other assembly fasteners cannot be used.

Fig 1: Assembly Aid Eye

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-- Press the button and push the assembly fastener (with the eye) -arrow- all the way in until it latches into place. Then release the button. The button locks into the installation position when the assembly fastener is pulled out.

Fig 2: Identifying Pressing Button And Pushing Assembly Aid (With Eye) All The Way In Until It Latches Into Place

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Moving the handle without an assembly fastener into the installation position:

-- Remove the trim -A- from the handle.

Fig 3: Identifying Handle Trim

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-- Push the small lever -1- into the groove -2- with a screwdriver. This pushes the button -3- into the installation position.

Fig 4: Identifying Small Lever Pushed Into Groove With Screwdriver, Pushing Button Into Installed Position

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-I- the button is in the pressed position

-II- the button is in the installation position

NOTE:

Push the lever into the groove and no further.

Install the trim back onto the selector mechanism only after the handle is installed. This way it is possible to see if the small lever fits into the pull rod when the button is pushed.