Shift Interlock Cable: Service and Repair
WM 371319 Removing and installing parking lock cable
Preliminary work
DANGER
Vehicle raised incorrectly
- Danger of fatal injury and material damage should the vehicle fall down
-> Jack the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
1. Move selector lever to position "P".
2. Jack and raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
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3. Remove rear wall cover.
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4. Remove engine compartment lid.
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5. Remove selector knob.
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6. Remove centre console.
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7. Remove handbrake lever.
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Removing parking lock cable
1. Remove parking lock cable on the Porsche Doppelkupplung.
Parking lock cable
1.1. Press ball joint of parking lock cable -1- off the parking lock lever.
1.2. Release parking lock cable -1- at the bracket by pressing the locking lugs -arrows- together and pull it out.
2. Disconnect parking lock cable from the selector support.
Disconnecting parking lock cable
2.1. Open the bayonet lock -2- on the parking lock cable, pull it off and disengage it at the support.
2.2. Release and pull off electric multiple plug connector -3-.
3. Remove parking lock cable from holder.
Parking lock cable holder
Lever off holder -1- at the lock -arrow- and remove parking lock cable -2- and B+ cable -3-.
4. Remove parking lock cable.
4.1. Pull parking lock cable out through the opening of the engine compartment lid.
4.2. Pull parking lock cable out through the bulkhead panel into the vehicle interior.
Installing parking lock cable
Information
During installation, make sure that the selector lever is in position "P" on the selector support and at the rear end position on the transmission. The parking lock must be fully engaged. Avoid "tooth-on-tooth" position.
1. Fit the parking lock cable.
1.1. Slide parking lock cable from the vehicle interior through the bulkhead panel.
1.2. Fit parking lock cable through the opening of the engine compartment lid towards the transmission and move into position.
2. Engage parking lock cable on the Porsche Doppelkupplung.
Parking lock cable
2.1. Check that the gear selector on the selector support is in position "P" and is locked.
2.2. Check that the transmission parking lock is fully engaged.
2.3. Fit the parking lock cable -arrow- on the bracket, press it in and engage it.
2.4. Press ball joint of parking lock cable -1- onto the parking lock lever.
3. Engage parking lock cable on the holder.
Parking lock cable holder
Fit parking lock cable -2- and B+ cable -3- into the holder -1- and lock into place.
4. Bend down the tabs at the body guide.
5. Connect parking lock cable at the selector support.
Note: The parking lock cable must only be connected without pretension.
Connecting parking lock cable
5.1. Insert parking lock cable into the bayonet lock -2- and lock the bayonet lock.
5.2. Attach parking lock cable to the support and engage securely.
5.3. Connect electric multiple plug connector -3-.
Function test
1. Move selector lever from position "P" to "D" and back again several times.
2. Check that the parking lock is disengaged.
2.1. Insert ignition key into the ignition lock.
2.2. Move selector lever to position "P". "P" appears in the instrument cluster.
2.3. Actuate the operating brake.
2.4. Start the engine.
2.5. Move selector lever to position "D". "D" appears in the instrument cluster.
2.6. Release the operating brake. If the vehicle moves forward, the test is complete. Otherwise, all connection pieces must be checked again.
3. Check that the parking lock is engaged (engine running).
3.1. Insert ignition key into the ignition lock.
3.2. Move selector lever to position "P". "P" appears in the instrument cluster.
3.3. Actuate the operating brake.
3.4. Start the engine.
3.5. Release the operating brake. The vehicle must not move. If it does, the entire system must be checked.
3.6. Switch off the engine.
4. Check that the parking lock is engaged (blocking effect).
4.1. Insert ignition key into the ignition lock.
4.2. Move selector lever to position "P". "P" appears in the instrument cluster.
4.3. Move selector lever to position "N". "N" appears in the instrument cluster.
4.4. Get another person to help you to push the vehicle for a distance of at least one metre. The vehicle must move. Otherwise, the entire system must be checked.
4.5. Actuate the operating brake.
4.6. Move selector lever to position "P". "P" appears in the instrument cluster.
4.7. Get another person to help you to push the vehicle. The vehicle must not move (a max. movement of 150 mm is acceptable). Otherwise, the entire system must be checked.
Subsequent work
1. Install handbrake lever.
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2. Install centre console.
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3. Install selector knob.
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4. Install engine compartment lid.
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5. Install rear wall cover.
-> 555919 Removing and installing rear wall cover - section on "Installing" Service and Repair