Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > A3 Mk2 > Power transmission | Direct shift gearbox 02E, four-wheel drive | Gearbox mechanics,operation, construction,diff. | Exploded view - selector lever handle with fixed selector mechanism cover and selector lever display illumination bulb L101 | Removing and installing selector lever handle (vehicles with fixed selector mechanism cover)

Removing and installing selector lever handle (vehicles with fixed selector mechanism cover)

Removing

–	Shift selector lever to position “D”.

–	Turn the sleeve -1- to the right and push it down as far as it will go.

–	Pull button -2- out of selector lever handle -3- carefully, just far enough to be able to insert a cable tie between button and selector lever handle.

Note

Under no circumstances pull button out further, as selector lever handle would then become damaged.

–	Use the cable tie to secure the button in its pulled position -arrow-, as shown in the illustration.

–	Remove selector lever handle by pulling it off to the top.

Installing

Installation is carried out in reverse sequence; note the following:

–	Shift selector lever to position “D”.

Note

t	To install the selector lever handle -3- the button -2- has to be pulled out to the stop and must be secured with either a cable tie -arrow- or with the assembly aid supplied together with the new handle.

t	If, by mistake, the button has not been secured, it must not be pulled out of the selector lever handle using mechanical tools. Position a compressed air gun at the bottom of the handle and press the button out with compressed air.

–	Fit selector lever handle -3- fully onto selector lever; button -2- points towards the driver. The handle must engage in the annular groove on the selector lever.

–	Remove the cable tie -arrow- or assembly aid; the button mechanism will then engage in the vertical groove on the selector lever. If necessary, press the button into the selector lever handle.

–	Pull sleeve -1- upwards and clip it in by turning it to the right.