Removing and installing button for selector lever release E681 and selector lever position display Y26 — AUDI
Removing and installing button for selector lever release E681 and selector lever position display Y26 on Audi: 12 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A8 D4 (4H, 2010–2017)
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- The button for selector lever release E681 and the selector lever position display Y26 form a single unit (1) and can only be renewed together.
📋 Procedure
- Ignition switched off.
- Wait until illumination of selector lever position display Y26, (2) goes out. [Note: The button for selector lever release E681 and the selector lever position display Y26 form a single unit (1) and can only be renewed together.]
- Pull off selector lever handle (top section) (1) upwards.
- Remove 3 bolts (arrows) on underside of selector lever handle (top section).
- Carefully release retaining lugs and detach button for selector lever release E681 and selector lever position display Y26(3).
- Carefully release retaining lugs and detach cover (1).
- Clip button for selector lever release E681 and selector lever position display Y26(3) into selector lever handle (top section) (2).
- Clip on cover (1).
- Carefully screw in 3 bolts (arrows).
- ⚠ Risk of damage to components.The 3 bolts have a very low tightening torque (). — Check that the 3 retaining clips (1) on the underside of the selector lever handle (top section) are correctly seated; press down further if necessary.
- Press selector lever handle (top section) (1) onto selector lever handle (bottom section) (2).
- Check selector mechanism .
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