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Detaching selector lever boot from selector lever handle > < Exploded view - selector lever handle, selector lever display illumination bulbL101

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Removing and installing selector lever handle
Removing and installing selector lever handle
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Removal wedge -3409-
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Removing
  Note
The selector lever handle is removed together with the selector lever boot.
–  Apply handbrake.
–  Shift selector lever into position „N“.
–  Lift up selector lever boot -1- using removal wedge -3409--arrows-.
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–  Turn selector lever boot -2- inside out over selector lever handle -3-.
–  Turn locking ring in direction of -arrow- as far as stop.
l  Raised lug -b- on locking ring is moved away from lug -a-.
  Caution
Risk of damage to the selector mechanism.
t  Do not touch the interlock button -1- on the selector lever handle when pulling off the handle.
t  Otherwise the selector lever handle or the pull rod of the selector mechanism will be damaged when the handle is pulled off.
–  Pull off selector lever handle together with selector lever boot upwards -arrow-, taking care not to touch interlock button -1-.
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Installing
Installation is carried out in reverse sequence; note the following:
–  Turn locking ring in direction of -arrow- as far as stop.
l  Raised lug -b- on locking ring is moved away from lug -a-.
l  Interlock button faces direction of travel.
  Caution
Risk of damage to the selector mechanism.
t  The interlock button -1- must protrude from the selector lever handle during installation. If the interlock button was pressed in by mistake when the handle was removed, the interlock button must be moved back to its installation position → Chapter.
t  If the interlock button has been pressed in and the handle is installed with the interlock button in this position, the handle and the pull rod of the selector mechanism -3- will be damaged irreparably.
–  Carefully press selector lever handle fully onto selector lever, taking care not to touch interlock button -1-.
l  The handle must engage in the annular groove on the selector lever.
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–  Turn locking ring in direction of -arrow- as far as stop.
l  It must be possible to turn the locking ring; press handle if necessary.
l  Lug -a- must align with raised lug -b- on locking ring.
  Note
t  The handle is not locked until the locking ring has been turned. Only then can you press the interlock button on the handle.
t  There may be increased resistance when you press the interlock button for the first time after installation.
–  Press interlock button -1- on selector lever handle.
–  Fold selector lever boot down and clip it in.
–  → Chapter „Checking selector mechanism“.
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Detaching selector lever boot from selector lever handle > < Exploded view - selector lever handle, selector lever display illumination bulbL101