Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing –  Shift selector lever into position „S“. Vehicles up to production date 10.09 („old shifting“) –  Switch off ignition. –  Remove engine cover at the top. –  Remove air guide hose. –  Remove air filter → Engine; Rep. gr.24.

–  Lever off the selector lever control cable -1- from the gearshift shaft lever -3- e.g using an open-end wrench -2-. –  Press together the catches at the cable support of the selector lever control cable -arrows- and pull out the selector lever control cable from the cable support/gearbox.

–  Remove underbody cover on right and left -arrows-. –  Detach tunnel bridges below the exhaust system → Engine; Rep. gr.26.

–  Disconnect plug connection -1-, remove push-fit coupling out of the bracket -2- and expose wiring to lambda probe heater downstream of catalytic converter.

–  Separate exhaust system at the clamping sleeve -1- → Engine; Rep. gr.26.   Note The decoupling element in the pre-exhaust pipe should not be bent by more than 10° - risk of damage. –  Unhook front and rear silencer → Engine; Rep. gr.26.

–  Clip off clips -arrows- and remove heat shield. –  Unscrew the nuts -arrows-.

–  Unscrew cover for bottom shift mechanism -arrows-. –  Carefully slide the cover with boot over the selector lever control cable forward. At the same time do not damage the boot.

–  Release screws -arrows-.   WARNING Under no circumstances touch the circuit board -B- of the gearshift mechanism with the fingers, because static discharge can destroy the electronic components and the circuit board. The circuit board can only be replaced together with the gearshift mechanism! –  Detach catch plate -A- from the gearshift mechanism.   Note The catch plate is clipped to the left and to the right with retaining lugs.

–  Pull out the locking clasp -1- for the selector lever control on the gearshift mechanism downwards. –  Pull the plastic securing spring -2- slightly forwards and only push the pin -3- as far as necessary upwards -arrow-.   Note Make sure that the pin is not fully pressed out. –  Pull selector lever control cable -4- out of the gearshift mechanism.   Note Do not bend or buckle selector lever control cable. Vehicles as of production date 11.09 („new shifting“)   Note The selector lever control cable (vehicles as of production date 11.09 „new shifting“ → Chapter) must not be removed from the shift mechanism, it must be replaced as one component part → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts. –  Remove the shift mechanism together with the selector lever control cable → Chapter. Continued for vehicles up to production date 10.09 („old shifting“) –  Remove selector lever control cable.