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Selector Lever Cable Adjustment

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Special Tool(s) / General Equipment 

Interior Trim Remover

Adjustment 

  1. With the vehicle in N, position it on a hoist. Refer to: Jacking and Lifting .
  2. Release the retainers and remove the lower RH center stack trim panel. Use the General Equipment: Interior Trim Remover
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  3. Position aside the lower steering column trim panel, release the retainers and remove the lower LH center stack trim panel. Use the General Equipment: Interior Trim Remover
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  4. Remove the bolts and the lower center stack trim panel.

    • Disconnect the electrical connectors.

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    1. Position the selector lever in D.
    2. Release the retainers remove the floor console upper trim panel.
    3. Disconnect the electrical connectors. Use the General Equipment: Interior Trim Remover
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  5. Unlock the selector lever cable adjuster.
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  6. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the transmission manual lever.
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  7. Position the manual lever in D.

    1. Rotate the manual lever clockwise until it stops.
    2. Rotate the manual lever counterclockwise 3 detents.

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  8. Connect the selector lever cable to the transmission manual lever.
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  9. NOTE: Ensure that the selector lever cable adjustment mechanism is locked.

    Lock the selector lever cable adjuster.

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    1. Connect the electrical connectors.
    2. Install the floor console upper trim panel.
    3. Position the selector lever in P.
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    1. Connect the electrical connectors.
    2. Install the lower center stack trim panel and the bolts.

      Torque

      : 17 lb.in (1.9 Nm)

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  10. Install the lower LH center stack trim panel and position back the lower steering column trim panel.
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  11. Install the lower RH center stack trim panel.
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  12. Verify the vehicle starts in P and N only and that the reverse lamps illuminate in R.