Safety Warning
DIY auto repair can cause serious injury, fire, or vehicle damage. These guides are for informational purposes only. Always follow OEM torque specs, wear PPE, and consult a certified mechanic if you are unsure. You are solely responsible for your safety.
Select Lever: Installation
- Mount the selector lever onto the vehicle body.
- Tighten the four bolts to install the selector lever to the vehicle body, then connect connector.
Tightening torque:
- 13 N.m (1.3 kgf-m, 9.4 ft-lb)
- Install console box.
- Set location of selector lever at "N" position.
- Set location of selector arm installed on the transmission body at "N" position.
- Pass cable through selector arm pin and then connect it using a washer and snap pin.
- Attach cable clamp to transmission case with the bolts.
Tightening torque:
- 24.5 N.m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
- Insert the thread portion of the other inner cable and into the connector hole of the selector lever, and fix the other outer cable end to the bracket.
- Adjust the inner cable length.
- (1) Put connector into contact with nut.
- (2) Tighten nut (B). See Fig 3.
Tightening torque:
- 7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)
- After completion of fitting, make sure that the selector lever operates smoothly all across the operating range.
- Connect the harnesses and check the following items.
- The engine starts operating when selector lever is in position "P", but not in other positions.
- The back-up light is lit when the selector lever is in position "R", but not in other positions.
- Check shift-lock system.
- Ensure ignition switch rotates from "ACC" to "LOCK" when the selector lever is set at "P". Also check that ignition key can be removed only from the "LOCK" position.
- Ensure selector lever moves from "P" to any other position when the brake pedal is depressed with ignition key set at "ON" or "START".
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.
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