Repair Procedures: Adjustment

Place the shift lever in the interior, and the transmission manual control lever, to the N position.
Connect the shift lever (B) in the interior with the shift cable (A).

Fig 1: Connecting Shift Lever In Interior With Shift Cable
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Lightly push the shift cable towards "F" to tighten the cable.
Tighten the nut (A) to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:

9.8 ~ 14.7 N.m (1.0 ~ 1.4 kgf.m, 7.2 ~ 10.8 lb-ft)

Fig 2: Tightening Shift Cable Nut To Spec
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