Emergency Release From P

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Connecting Pin: T10027A

Fig 1: Identifying Connecting Pin
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-- Remove the center console insert from the center console. Refer to CENTER CONSOLE INSERT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the insulation mat if equipped from the selector mechanism.

NOTE:

If the Connecting Pin: T10027A is not installed, the parking lock will be permanently disengaged after pulling the T-bar. Then it cannot be re-engaged mechanically. It is then only possible to engage the parking lock electronically (pressing the P button).

Emergency Release, Activating

-- Insert the Connecting Pin: T10027A into the opening -arrow A-.

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-- Depress the brake.

-- Free up the T-bar -1- all the way upward and hold it in this position.

-- Press the locking button -2- downward. The button must stay in the pressed position when releasing the T-bar.

The parking lock is now permanently disengaged.

NOTE:

If the parking lock should be mechanically re-engaged, the Connecting Pin: T10027A must remain installed.

Emergency Release, Deactivating

-- Depress the brake.

-- Pull the T-handle -1- upward until the locking button -2- springs back into the upper position.

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-- Slowly release the T-handle. The lock will audibly return to its starting position at the same time.

The parking lock is re-engaged.

-- Bring the T-bar -1- back into the starting position. The cable is then positioned around the ridge -arrow-.

-- Remove the Connecting Pin: T10027A .

Further installation is performed in reverse order of the removal.