Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > A3 Mk2 > Power transmission | Direct shift gearbox 02E, front-wheel drive | Gearbox mechanics,operation, construction,diff. | Exploded view - selector lever handle with selector lever boot, selector lever display illumination bulb L101 (vehicles from 1 | Moving interlock button on selector lever handle into installation position (vehicles from 11.2009 onwards)

Moving interlock button on selector lever handle into installation position (vehicles from 11.2009 onwards)

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Release tool -T40203-

Procedure

l	Installation position: the interlock button -1- must protrude from the selector lever handle.

Note

If the interlock button has been pressed in, it must be moved back into its installation position so that the selector lever handle can be installed.

–	Carefully insert release tool -T40203- into selector lever handle -1- as far as stop.

Note

For illustration purposes, the handle is shown without selector lever boot.

l	Recess on release tool -T40203- should face interlock button, hook should point towards left.

–	Hold selector lever handle -A- and turn release tool -T40203- 180° in direction of -arrow 1-.

–	Hold handle and carefully pull out release tool -T40203--arrow 2-.

l	When pulling out release tool -T40203-, interlock button -A- on selector lever handle is pressed out and locked in position.

l	Do not touch interlock button on selector lever handle before installing handle so that interlock button is not pressed in again.