Select Lever: Removal

Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the center exhaust pipe. < Refer to REMOVAL , Center Exhaust Pipe. >
Remove the center exhaust cover.

Fig 1: Identifying Center Exhaust Cover
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Disconnect the cable from the arm COMPL.

Fig 2: Identifying Adjusting Nut And Arm COMPL
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Raise the claw of clamp and remove the cable.

Fig 3: Identifying Cable Clamp Claw
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Lower the vehicle.
Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Lower the cover grip AT vertically toward the lever.

Fig 4: Lowering Cover Grip AT
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Remove the clamp grip pin.

Fig 5: Removing Clamp Grip Pin
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Remove the grip assembly.

Fig 6: Removing Grip Assembly
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Remove the console box. < Refer to REMOVAL , Console Box. >
Remove the cover - shift lever.

Fig 7: Identifying Cover Shift Lever Clip And Claw
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Disconnect the connector, and remove the indicator cover from the housing.

Fig 8: Identifying Connector And Indicator Cover Of Housing
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Remove the housing with the blind A and blind B.

Fig 9: Identifying Housing With Blind A And B
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Remove the blind B.

Fig 10: Identifying Blind A And B
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Remove the blind A from the housing.

Fig 11: Identifying Housing Blind A
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Remove the panel center LWR LH and RH. < Refer to REMOVAL , Console Box. >
Remove the harness clip from the select lever assembly.

Fig 12: Locating Harness Clip Of Select Lever Assembly
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Disconnect the harness connector.

Fig 13: Identifying Select Lever Assembly Harness Connector
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Remove the four bolts to remove the select lever assembly.

Fig 14: Locating Select Lever Assembly Bolts
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