Removing and installing selector mechanism, vehicles as of 06.2012 — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)

• Renewed: securing clip

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• Procedure for disconnecting the battery must strictly be followed.
• The centring holder and corresponding bolts are not intended to be reinstalled.
• A securing clip which has been removed is not allowed to be installed again. Always renew securing clip.Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.(Item 2) can be disregarded.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove selector lever handle .
2. Procedure for disconnecting the battery must strictly be followed.
3. With ignition switched off, disconnect battery Electrical system27Disconnecting and connecting battery.
4. Remove centre console General body repairs, interior68Compartments, covers and trims; Removing and installing centre console.
5. Pull noise insulation out of centre console.

6. Disconnect electrical connector (1) and unscrew and remove bolts (arrows).
7. Remove centre console bracket.
8. Move selector lever to "“P”" position.
9. Press together locking devices (1) on right and left of selector mechanism, and guide selector mechanism downwards.
10. Pull selector mechanism towards rear until bolts (arrows) for centring holder become visible as shown in illustration. Unscrew these bolts. The centring holder has been released and can be removed from underneath at a later point. [Note: The centring holder and corresponding bolts are not intended to be reinstalled.]
11. Place selector mechanism down on transfer box.
12. Remove noise insulation beneath engine and gearbox General body repairs, exterior50Front body.
13. Remove rear propshaft Transfer box and final drives39Removing and installing propshafts.
14. If necessary, remove parts of exhaust system in area of selector lever cable 26Removing and installing parts of exhaust system.
15. Separate selector lever cable at ball head (1) using removal lever80-200 and remove lock washer (3). [Note: A securing clip which has been removed is not allowed to be installed again. Always renew securing clip.Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.(Item 2) can be disregarded.]
16. Fit engine and gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A with universal support at bottom of gearbox carrier. Remove bolts (arrows).
17. Lower gearbox carrier until dimension (a) is obtained on both sides.
18. Remove selector mechanism with cable.
19. Remove centring holder, if present. The centring holder is not intended to be reinstalled and can therefore be disposed of.
20. Install in reverse order of removal.
21. Install selector mechanism with cable.
22. Install gearbox carrier on vehicle body Transfer box and final drives39Removing and installing gearbox carrier and console.
23. Install rear propshaft Transfer box and final drives39Removing and installing propshafts.
24. Push on electrical connector (1).
25. Insert bracket for centre console and tighten bolts (arrows). Specified torques:
26. Install centre console General body repairs, interior68Compartments, covers and trims; Removing and installing centre console.
27. Install selector lever handle .
28. Check and adjust selector lever cable .
29. If removed earlier, install relevant parts of exhaust system 26Removing and installing parts of exhaust system.
30. Connect battery Electrical system27Battery; Disconnecting and connecting battery.

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