Selector Lever Cable, Adjusting
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm: VAG1331
- Selector mechanism and selector lever cable move easily when shifting.
- Selector lever cable boot undamaged.
Selector Lever Cable Must Always be Adjusted If:
- The selector lever cable was removed from the transmission.
- The engine and/or transmission were removed and installed.
- Parts of subframe mount were removed and installed.
- The selector lever cable and the selector mechanism were removed and installed.
- The engine/transmission positions changes, for example, were installed without tension.
Adjusting
-- Move the selector lever into "P" position.
- The adjusting screw -2- must be >>loosened<<.
-- Move the selector lever -3- on the transmission into "P" (push the lever to the rear).
WARNING:
The parking lock must be engaged.
NOTE:
Raise the vehicle to make sure the transmission is in "P" (parking lock is engaged). The front wheels must not turn together in any direction.
-- Tap the handle on the selector lever back and forth gently but do not move it out of "P" under any circumstances.
This places the selector lever cable in its optimal position.
-- Tighten the bolt -2- to 13 Nm.