Gear Selector Lever Boot

Fig 1: Identifying Gear Selector Lever Knob

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Detach the gear selector lever knob by first pressing it down to the stop, and then turning it counter-clockwise 90°.

Fig 2: Identifying Gear Selector Lever Knob With Gaiter

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Remove the gear selector lever knob with gaiter by prizing loose the gaiter from the center console at the catches where indicated by the arrows, and then pull the whole unit up.

Fig 3: Identifying Gaiter And Clamp

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Turn the gaiter inside out.
Detach the clamp.

Fig 4: Pulling Gear Selector Lever Knob From Gaiter

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Pull the gear selector lever knob away from the gaiter.

Fig 5: Identifying Gear Selector Lever Gaiter

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Take the gear selector lever gaiter from the kit and turn it inside out.

Fig 6: Identifying Lower Section Of Knob

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Guide the gear selector lever knob inside the out-turned gear selector lever gaiter. The text on the gear selector lever knob must point towards the two seams in the lower section of the gaiter.
Thread the gaiter onto the lower section of the knob maintaining the position of the gaiter and knob.
The lower section of the knob must be edge to edge with the small opening of the gaiter (see inset illustration).

Fig 7: Identifying Cut-Outs And Corresponding Ridges

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NOTE:

The end of the clamp equipped with cut-outs must be turned towards the lower edge of the gear selector lever knob. The two vertical cut-outs (1) in the clamp must fit into the corresponding ridges (2) in the lower section of the knob.

Take the clamp from the kit and guide it onto the lower section of the gear selector lever knob, press it against the lower section of the knob and snap it closed. Check that the gaiter is firmly attached and that the clamp has snapped shut properly.

Fig 8: Identifying Gear Selector Lever Gaiter And Knob

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Turn the inside of the gear selector lever gaiter back in.
Press the gear selector lever knob onto the gear selector lever and check that it is firmly attached.
Fit the gaiter in the center console starting with the rear end.