Removing and installing selector lever knob — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes AV2, AV3, AY3

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• Do not press button again after removal as it will no longer be possible to install the handle.
• New handle is supplied with installation guard. Do not remove guard until just before installing. To remove, pull it out.
• If not installed correctly, push button remains inserted in handle after being pressed. If this happens, remove handle again and move push button to installation position again . The handle can then be installed again.

📋 Procedure

1. Shift selector lever to position "“D”".
2. First pull button far enough out of knob that a small gap is visible between knob and button. Button locks when released.
3. Hold button in this position with a cable tie or wire to prevent it from being pressed in.
4. Unclip cover.
5. Pull connector from selector cover.

6. Push sleeve upwards in (direction of arrow) to release knob.
7. Cut open clip beneath boot (arrow) using side cutters.
8. Pull handle off selector lever without pressing button. [Note: Do not press button again after removal as it will no longer be possible to install the handle.]
9. Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
10. Move push button to installation position . [Note: New handle is supplied with installation guard. Do not remove guard until just before installing. To remove, pull it out.]
11. Push handle fully onto selector lever and lock.
12. Push sleeve downwards to lock.
13. Push on handle with new clip onto stop.
14. Secure clip with hose clip pliersV.A.G 1275.
15. Push push button after installing it. [Note: If not installed correctly, push button remains inserted in handle after being pressed. If this happens, remove handle again and move push button to installation position again . The handle can then be installed again.]

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