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Transmission, Removing: Notes

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

-- Disconnect the battery ground cable, refer to Battery with Visual Indicator, Standard .

-- Remove the engine cover, refer to [For engine(s) CPRA, CPKA] Engine, Removing and Installing or [For engine(s) CKRA] Engine Assembly or [For engine(s) CVCA] Engine Assembly .

-- Remove the air filter housing, refer to [For engine(s) CKRA] Air Filter Housing Overview or [For engine(s) CVCA] Air Filter Housing, Removing and Installing .

-- Remove the battery and the battery tray, refer to Battery with Visual Indicator, Standard .

-- Remove the crankcase ventilation hose and the air guide hose from the turbocharger, refer to [For engine(s) CPRA, CPKA] Engine, Removing and Installing or [For engine(s) CKRA] Engine Assembly or [For engine(s) CVCA] Engine Assembly .

-- Remove the shift cable -2- lock washer -3- from the gearshift lever -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Shift Cable, Removal
GWWA34-10859Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Remove the shift cable -2- from the lug -arrow- from the gearshift lever -1-.

-- Pull the securing mechanism all the way forward in direction of -arrow 1- and then unlock to the left in direction of -arrow 2-.

Fig 2: Identifying Securing Mechanism
GWWS34-1183Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Remove the relay lever with the cable retainer, refer to TRANSMISSION, REMOVING .

-- Remove the cable bracket from the transmission -arrows-, move it to the side and tie it up.

Fig 3: Identifying Transmission Cable Bracket Bolts
GWWN34-11117Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.