Selector Lever Cable, Adjusting

Procedure 

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to [For engine(s) CETA, CCTA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) CBRA] Removal and Installation or to [For engine(s) BPY, CDMA] Removal and Installation .

• Selector mechanism and selector lever cable move easily when shifting.
• Selector lever cable boot undamaged.
• Lock washer -A- installed correctly and locked at bottom.
  Fig 1: Bolts For Support Bracket, Pulling Off Retaining Clip Upward & Disconnecting Selector Lever Cable From Transmission

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-- Move the selector lever into "P".

-- Loosen bolt -B-.

-- Set the transmission shift lever on the transmission to "P".

-- Let the locking lever in transmission engage in park lock wheel by moving vehicle forward until wheels lock.

-- To release selector lever cable tension, carefully move the selector lever front and back slightly but do not shift into another selector lever position.

-- Tighten the bolt -B-, selector lever cable position must not change. Tightening specification, refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM OVERVIEW .

Check the Selector Lever Cable Adjustment. 

-- Press the button and move the selector lever to the rear approximately 5 mm out of "P" and hold it there. Do not move it into "R".

-- Release selector lever.

• The selector lever must jump back into "P" by itself.

-- Move the selector lever into "N".

-- Press the button and move the selector lever forward approximately 5 mm out of "N" and hold it there. Do not move it into "D".

-- Release selector lever.

• The selector lever must jump back into "N" by itself.

-- Press the button and move the selector lever forward approximately 5 mm out of "N" and hold it there. Do not move it into "R".

-- Release selector lever.

• The selector lever must jump back into "N" by itself.

-- If the selector lever does not react as described, repeat the adjustment.

-- Selector mechanism, checking, refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM AND IGNITION KEY REMOVAL LOCK, CHECKING .