LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone: 1960-2025
Home >> Volkswagen >> 2016 >> Golf Base, Eng CD CXBA, Automatic Trans >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Transmission >> Transmission Control Systems >> Transmission System (Controls & Housing - Service Information - 6-Speed Automatic - 09G) >> 37 Controls, Housing >> Selector Mechanism >> Selector Lever Cable, Removing And Installing >> Notes
April 5, 2026: LEMON Manuals is launched! Read the announcement.

Selector Lever Cable, Removing And Installing: Notes

CAUTION:

This procedure contains mandatory replaceable parts. Refer to component overview prior to starting procedure.

Mandatory Replacement Parts 

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING [FOR ENGINE(S) CNSB, CNSA, CXBB, CXBA, CXCB, CXCA]

-- Disengage the selector lever cable -1- from the bracket -2- clip -3-.

GWWN37-10552Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

Use pliers to remove the clip -5- from the cable bracket -4-. Do not use a sharp-edged lever. Otherwise the selector lever cable could get damaged.

NOTE:

Always replace the clip on the selector lever cable.

It is better to remove the cable bracket -4- together with the selector lever cable -1- from the transmission -arrow-.

If the selector lever cable is replaced, the cable bracket -4- must be replaced.

-- Pry the selector lever cable -1- off the selector lever -3-, for example, using a wrench.

GWWA37-0578Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

The adjusting screw -2- must not be loosened.

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the selector lever cable.

  • Do not push the selector lever cable out of the cable bracket toward the rear. The selector lever cable is guided out of the cable bracket when removing the selector mechanism.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the center tunnel heat shield under the selector mechanism. Refer to FLOOR HEAT SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the plugs, and remove the clip -arrow-.

GWWN34-11969Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

Replace The Clip After Removing.

-- Insert a large screwdriver in the grooves on the locking mechanism and turn 90° in the direction of -arrow-.

GWWN34-11971Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Pull the cable from the selector mechanism and remove.