Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Torque wrenches - V.A.G 1331-

Removing

• Disconnect battery .
• Remove gear knob and gaiter .
• Remove centre console mounting .
• Remove noise insulation of protective housing.

Remove gear selector cable and gate relay lever with cable endpiece for gate selector cable

• Remove circlip -1- for gear selector cable -2- from gearbox selector lever -3-. Pull cable-end piece for gear selector cable from the pins.
• Remove cable end-piece for relay lever -4- together with relay lever

• Remove cable support bracket from gearbox -arrows-.

• Remove the heat shield underneath the shift unit .
• Swing down selector housing and remove together with control cables.

Installing

Installation is carried out in reverse order, noting the following:

• Align selector housing parallel to body.
• Distance to body must then be the same on both sides.

Bolt gear stick housing

• Route cables -1- from selector mechanism -2- to gearbox as follows:
  • Cables must lie parallel to each other and must not cross.
  • The cables must be routed in the slot provided in heat shield -3-.

Clip -A- holds cables and heat shield together in position.

The holes on the cable securing elements have different diameters.

Allocation of cable end-pieces

• Wipe off a small amount of grease on pin of gearbox selector lever -3- and the gate relay lever -4- .
• For grease allocation, refer to - Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) .
• Renew securing clip -1- for the cable end-piece -2- after removing.
• Install relay lever -4- and cable end-piece together.
• Insert gate selector cable in cable end-piece on gate relay lever.
• Install centre console mounting .

• Renew clamp -arrow-.

Adjust selector mechanism.

• Install gaiter with selector knob.
• Install heat shield of the centre tunnel.
• Install battery tray if installed.
• Connect vehicle battery.

Specified torques

• Selector housing to body
• Selector cable support bracket to gearbox