Removing and installing selector lever sensors control unit J587 and tiptronic switch F189 — AUDI
Removing and installing selector lever sensors control unit J587 and tiptronic switch F189 on Audi: 10 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F), Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016), Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)
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- (Arrows A) can be disregarded.
- Make sure selector lever sensors control unit J587 with tiptronic switch F189 clicks in place with 4 retaining tabs (arrows).
📋 Procedure
- Remove selector lever handle .
- Remove multimedia system operating unit E380Communication91Infotainment system; Removing and installing multimedia system operating unit E380.
- Remove ashtray (front) General body repairs, interior68Centre console; Removing and installing ashtray (front).
- Unplug electrical connector (1).
- Release 4 retaining tabs (arrows) and lift out selector lever sensors control unit J587 with tiptronic switch F189. [Note: (Arrows A) can be disregarded.]
- Make sure selector lever sensors control unit J587 with tiptronic switch F189 clicks in place with 4 retaining tabs (arrows).
- Secure wiring for selector lever position display Y26(arrows).
- Install ashtray (front) General body repairs, interior68Centre console; Removing and installing ashtray (front).
- Install multimedia system operating unit E380Communication91Infotainment system; Removing and installing multimedia system operating unit E380.
- Install selector lever handle .
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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