Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• Selector lever handle
• Set screw, 1.5 Nm
• Cover
• ◆ With selector indicator
• Cover strip
• ◆ Insert into cover -Fig. 3 -
• Protective sleeve for selector lever
• Selector lever lock solenoid -N110-
• ◆ Adjusting => Fig. 3
• ◆ Functional check => Fig. 4
• ◆ Securing wiring loom to selector housing => Fig. 6
• ◆ Can be checked in electrical test and in measured value block

=> Repair group 01; Performing self-diagnosis; Read measured value block

• Bolt, 3 Nm
• ◆ Qty. 2
• ◆ Insert with AMV 185 101 A1
• Combi-bolt
• ◆ Grease shank
• Bush
• Locking washer
• ◆ Installing => Fig. 5
• Selector lever
• ◆ To remove selector lever, lower protective plate is removed and front protective plate removed and pushed forward.
• ◆ Assemble before installing => Fig. 2
• Indicator lighting
• ◆ Securing indicator lighting connector => Fig. 7
• ◆ On right-hand drive vehicles there is an additional contact which prevents starting the engine when the "selector lever handle" locking button has been pressed

• Spring
• ◆ Insert together with lever -Fig. 14 - into selector lever
• Lever
• ◆ To lock in selector lever position "P" or "N"
• Bush
• Nut, 10 Nm
• ◆ Always renew
• Gasket
• Selector lever housing
• ◆ Need not be removed to replace selector lever cable or individual parts of selector mechanism
• ◆ Removing => Fig. 1

• Combi-bolt, 25 Nm
• Nut, 15 Nm
• ◆ Qty. 3
• ◆ Always renew
• Hexagon nut, 25 Nm
• ◆ With shoulder
• Distance piece
• Nuts
• ◆ To secure central console
• Protective sleeve
• ◆ Insert into selector lever housing before attaching selector lever cable =>Fig. 8

• Selector lever cable
• ◆ Do not bend or kink , lightly grease cable eyelet and cable ends before installing
• ◆ To remove selector lever, lower protective plate is removed, exhaust system is separated in front of catalyst (catalyst is removed on 6-Cyl. engines) and front protective plate removed
• ◆ Remove clipped lever cable from gearbox support bracket => Fig. 9
• ◆ Tighten selector lever cable on anchorage/selector lever housing to 20 Nm
• ◆ Check guide tube for tight fit
• ◆ Check that protective sleeve between console and lever/selector shaft is correctly located and secure selector lever cable with corrugated locking element
• ◆ Securing selector lever cable to selector lever => Fig. 5
• ◆ Adjusting

• Console
• ◆ With anchorage for selector lever cable
• Lever
• ◆ For selector shaft
• Gearbox
• Washer
• Combi-bolt, 25 Nm
• Corrugated locking element
• ◆ For selector lever cable
• ◆ Always renew

→ Fig.1     Removing selector lever housing

• ‒ Remove rear centre console.
• ‒ Remove hexagon nut with shoulder.
• ‒ Remove lower protective plate.
• ‒ Disconnect Lambda probe connector, separate exhaust system in front of catalyst (remove catalyst on vehicles with 6-Cyl. engine).
• ‒ Remove front protective plate and rear bolts (arrows).

→ Fig.2     Assembling selector lever before installing

Before installing selector lever in selector lever housing adjust selector lever lock solenoid -N110- => Fig. 3 and carry out functional check => Fig. 4 .

• ‒ Install set screw and selector lever lock solenoid -N110- screw with locking fluid AMV 185 101 A1.

→ Fig.3     Adjusting selector lever lock solenoid -N110-

• ‒ Adjust solenoid by sliding in elongated holes so that a clearance -a- of 0.3 mm exists between pressure rod and lever => Fig. 4 .

→ Fig.4     Adjusting clearance between pressure rod and lever

Dimension a = 0.3 mm

Functional check

•      1 -     Shift selector lever into "P" and supply solenoid with 12 V. It must not be possible to shift lever into a driving gear.
•      -     Interrupt solenoid operation; it must be possible to shift into all driving gears.
•      -     Pressure rod must not catch on lever.
•      2 -     Shift selector lever into "N" and check as in 1.
•      -     After adjusting clearance, install assembled selector lever.

→ Fig.5     Securing selector lever cable to selector lever

• ‒ Fit selector lever cable eye (arrow) on selector lever and secure with circlip.

→ Fig.6     Securing wiring loom to selector lever housing

• ‒ Press wiring loom into clips and into selector lever housing (arrows).

→ Fig.7     Securing indicator lighting connector

• ‒ Push bracket with lug (arrow) on until lug engages.
• ‒ Seat connector cable into bracket and slide connector onto bracket.

→ Fig.8     Insert boot in selector lever housing

• ‒ Before installing the selector lever cable insert boot (arrow).

→ Fig.9     Removing clipped selector lever cable from gearbox support bracket

• ‒ First release selector lever cable -1- then remove from support bracket -2-.