Adjustment, Removal and Installation of the A/T Selector Cable

Adjustment · Move the selector lever through all positions in turn and check whether the position indicator matches each selector lever position. If they do not match, perform the following operations:

· Chock the rear wheels, raise the front of the vehicle with a jack, and support it on safety stands. If necessary, remove the lower engine splash shields.

· Inside the engine compartment, loosen the nut securing the selector cable to the A/T selector lever.

· Turn the lever fully toward the right side of the vehicle.

· Move the lever back two positions to the "Neutral" position.

· Inside the passenger compartment, pull the selector lever fully toward you into the N position. · In the engine compartment, move the transmission selector lever slightly from N toward R, and in this position tighten the cable nut.

· Install the splash shields and lower the vehicle to the ground.

Removal · Chock the rear wheels of the vehicle. Raise the front of the vehicle with a jack and support it on safety stands. If necessary, remove the lower engine splash shields.

· Remove the nut and disconnect the cable from the transmission selector lever.

· Remove the retaining clip and release the cable outer sheath from the support bracket.

· Follow the cable to where it passes through the bulkhead and release it from all clips. · Remove the center console (console trim panel).

· Remove the screws securing the selector position indicator panel, lift the panel, and disconnect the illumination bulb holder. Raise the panel as high as the lever handle allows, and secure the panel in this position.

· Remove the clip and disconnect the cable from the lower end of the lever.

· Remove the clip and disconnect the cable outer sheath from the lever base. Pull out the cable.

· Release the rubber grommet of the cable from the bulkhead and pull the cable out through the engine compartment.

Installation · Install the cable in the reverse order of removal. Before tightening the nut that secures the cable to the transmission lever, adjust the cable as described above.