Repair Procedures: Adjustment

Set the select lever to the "N" position.
Loosen the control cable to manual control lever coupling nut to free the cable and lever.
Set the manual control lever to the neutral position.

Fig 1: Manual Control Lever & Coupling Nut With Torque Specifications
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Loosen the transaxle range switch body mounting bolts and then turn the transaxle range switch body so the hole in the end of the manual control lever and the hole (cross section A-A in the figure) in the flange of the transaxle range switch body flange are aligned.
Tighten the transaxle range switch body mounting bolts to the specified torque. Make sure at this time that the position of the switch body did not move.
TORQUE: 10~12Nm (1.0~1.2kgf.m, 7~8lb-ft)

Fig 2: Manual Control Lever & Mounting Bolts With Torque Specifications
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Gently pull the transmission control cable in the direction of the arrow, and then tighten the adjusting nut.

Fig 3: Adjusting Nut With Torque Specifications
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Check that the select lever is in the "N" position.