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All shifts are "hard or jolting” > < Selector lever cannot be moved from "N” or "P” although brake is operated

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Shifts occur sporadically or not at all
   
Shifts occur sporadically or not at all
Possible causes of faultRectifying fault
Only for gearboxes “01M, 01P” from January 1995:
Connectors for vehicle speed sender -G68- and gearbox speed sender -G38- interchanged.
–  Reverse connectors.
–  Carry out test drive.
–  To do this, connect a Volkswagen tester → Chapter.
Multifunction switch -F125- defective
t  Contacts in switch damaged
t  Wiring or connection to switch defective or not connected according to current flow diagram
–  Check multifunction switch -F125-.
–  To do this, connect a Volkswagen tester → Chapter.
–  Check wiring according to current flow diagram and repair if necessary → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
–  For gearboxes 096 and 098 until February 1994, check pin assignment to multifunction switch -F125- according to current flow diagram and change if necessary → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
–  For gearboxes 096, 01M, 098, 01P and 099 beginning February 1994, it is essential to check pin assignment to multifunction switch -F125- according to current flow diagram and change if necessary → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
t  Wires as well as seals of wiring harness defective
–  Renew wiring and connections → Current flow diagrams, Electrical fault finding and Fitting locations.
Plug in valve body broken.
–  Remove pan from gearbox and check that all plugs in side of valve body are present.
Manual selector valve or spool valve in valve body jammed
–  Perform road test with a Volkswagen tester and check whether all spool valves and selector elements are actuated during the drive → Chapter.
–  Renew valve body, → ATF and → ATF strainer → Chapter.
l  Only gearboxes “096, 01M, 098, 099 and 01P”
Impulse wheel for vehicle speed sender -G68- loose or broken
–  Renew input gear → Rep. Gr.39.

   

All shifts are "hard or jolting” > < Selector lever cannot be moved from "N” or "P” although brake is operated