2. Selector Mechanism Functionality Test

Fig 1: Identifying Selector Lever Release Button

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-- Start the engine.

1. Check 2.:

-- Move the selector lever into "D/S".

-- Move the selector lever into "N".

• Do not press the Selector Lever Release Button -E681-, -1- or the brake pedal.

-- Move the selector into "D/S".

Specified Values

• The selector lever must not lock up when the vehicle is moving faster than 5 km/h and when moving the selector lever into "N". The selector lever can be moved into "D/S".
• The locking magnets inside the selector mechanism will lock the selector lever after approximately 1 second if the vehicle is moving slower than 2 km/h (almost stationary) and when the selector lever is in "N". The selector lever can be moved into "D/S" only when the brake pedal is pressed.

2. Check 2.:

-- Move the selector lever into "N".

• Do not press the Selector Lever Release Button -E681-, -1-.

-- Press the brake pedal.

Specified Values

• It is not possible to move the selector lever forward and it is not possible to shift into "R".
• The selector lever must stay in "N".

3. Check 2.:

-- Move the selector lever into "D/S".

-- Move the selector lever into "N".

-- Move the selector lever into "R".

-- Move the selector lever to "P".

Specified Values

• The selected gear must appear in the instrument cluster as well as in the Selector Lever Transmission Range Position Display Unit -Y26-, -2-. The displays must match.

-- Do not press the brake pedal.

Specified Values

• The selector lever is locked cannot be moved out of "P" when the Selector Lever Release Button -E681-, -1- is pressed.

If the specified values are not obtained:

-- Make sure the selector lever handle is installed correctly. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Perform "Guided Fault Finding" see Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.