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Emergency Release From P

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

Do Not Remove the Handle.

-- Press the brake pedal or set the parking brake.

-- Insert the Wedge Set - Wedge 2 :T10383/2  between the center console and shift cover at the front and pry the shift cover out of the center console by carefully pressing the wedge downward.

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-- Hold the shift cover to the side.

Emergency Release, Version 1:

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-- With a screwdriver push the plastic part on the side from the right and hold it in this position

The selector lever cannot be moved out of >>P<<.

Emergency Release, Version 2:

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-- With a screwdriver push the plastic part -1- from the top and hold it in this position.

-- When the solenoid is released, press the button in the selector lever handle and move the selector lever out of "P".