SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

The following points are essential to ensure correct selector adjustment:

• ◆ Moving parts of selector mechanism and transmission elements must be in proper condition.
• ◆ Selector mechanism must move freely.
• ◆ Gear selector cable and gate selector cable must be connected to gearbox.

The gearbox, clutch and clutch mechanism must also be in proper condition.

• ● Gearbox in neutral position.

• ‒ Pull the gear stick cover off the centre console.
• ‒ Lever ashtray out from centre console.

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• ‒ → Take gear selector tongued piece and gate selector tongued piece out from mounting, to do this press locking mechanism towards rear onto stop (arrow -1-) and then turn to left to lock (arrow -2-).

• ‒ → Attach gear stick jig onto stop.
• ‒ Then secure gear stick jig, to do this assemble release for reverse gear and gear stick knob.

• ‒ → Press gear selector cable tongued piece -A- and gate selector cable tongued piece -B- in this position into mounting onto stop, then turn locking mechanism to right.

The spring presses the locking mechanism into normal position.

• ‒ Remove gear stick jig.
• ‒ Fit covers for centre console and gear stick.

Functional check

• ● In neutral the gear stick must be in the 3rd/4th gear gate.

• ‒ Operate clutch.
• ‒ Select all gears several times. Pay particular attention to the operation of the reverse gear lock.