Selector Lever Handle, Removing And Installing: Installing

Fig 1: Securing Locking Button When Installing Selector Lever Handle

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In order to install the selector lever handle, the locking button must be pulled out all the way and secured either with a cable tie -A- or with the assembly tool -B- supplied with a new handle.

If the locking button was not properly secured when the handle was being removed and it falls back inside the handle, then it must be pulled out again and secured:

-- Tape an adhesive pad or two-sided tape -2- to the locking button -1-.

NOTE:

As an alternative, use a 15 mm suction cup.

Remove the adhesive pad or the two-sided tape after the handle has been installed. Make sure there is no adhesive left over.

-- Push on the adhesive surface using a tool -3- with a clean, flat surface as illustrated and pull out the locking button -arrow-.

-- Secure the pulled-out locking button with a cable tie -A- or an assembly tool -B- as illustrated.

-- Remove the adhesive pad or the two-sided tape -2- and clean the locking button -1-.

-- Move the selector lever into "N".

Fig 2: Identifying Locking Ring And Markings

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NOTE:

Pull on the rod -4- to move the selector lever.

-- Fold the selector lever boot -2- upward and over the selector lever handle -3-.

-- Turn the locking ring all the way in direction of -arrow-. The markings -a- and -b- no longer line up.

-- Mount the selector lever handle with the locking button until it locks.

-- Turn the locking ring all the way in direction of -arrow- until it locks and the markings -a- and -b- line up.

Fig 3: Identifying Markings

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CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to the selector lever handle.

The locking ring can be turned only when the handle is installed completely.

-- Remove cable ties or assembly tools. The locking button mechanism will engage in the vertical groove on the selector lever. If necessary, press the locking button into the selector lever handle.

-- Move the button mechanism through "R" and "S" to perform the function test.

If the selector lever positions cannot be reached, remove the handle again, refer to SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Pull the selector lever boot -2- downward and attach it to the Multimedia System Control Head -E380-.