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Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 150

Selector Mechanism, Overview

Note

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Note radio code on vehicles with coded radio.

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Disconnect the ground cable from the battery when working on the gearshift mechanism inside the engine

compartment. Refer to ⇒ Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr. 27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Con‐

necting .

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Connect battery and follow the procedures to be performed after connecting a battery. Refer to ⇒ Electrical

Equipment; Rep. Gr. 27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .

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When working on the selector mechanism in the engine compartment, remove the complete air filter housing,

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The shift mechanism must be removed in order to replace the operating cables. Refer to

⇒ “1.9 Selector Mechanism, Removing and Installing”, page 80

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Do not bend the operating cables.

I - Gearshift Knob and Cover,

Removing and Installing. Refer

⇒ “1.3 Gearshift Knob and

Cover, Removing and Instal‐

ling”, page 63

II - Gearshift Lever and Shift

Housing, through 10/2006,

Servicing. Refer to

⇒ “1.5 Gearshift Lever and

Shift Housing, through

10/2006, Servicing”,

page 65

II - Gearshift lever and Shift

Housing, from 11/2006, Serv‐

icing. Refer to

⇒ “1.6 Gearshift Lever and

Shift Housing, Servicing, from

11/2006”, page 67

III - Operating Cables, Remov‐

ing and Installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.7 Overview - Operating

Cables, Removing and Instal‐

ling”, page 73

Gearshift Mechanism, Removing and Installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.9 Selector Mechanism, Removing and Installing”,

page 80

⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 85

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Hose Clip Pliers - VAG1275A-
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-

1.3

Gearshift Knob and Cover, Removing and Installing

1 - Badge

❑ Can be carefully pried

off a plastic or leather

shift knob

2 - Gearshift Knob

❑ With boot
❑ The shift knob and boot

cannot be separated

from each other.

❑ Always replace together
❑ Removing and Instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “1.4 Boot with Shifter

Knob and Noise Insula‐

tion, Removing and In‐

stalling”, page 64

3 - Clamp

❑ For securing the shift

knob to the shift lever

❑ Secure on the gearshift

knob -item 2-

⇒ Item 2 (page 63)

using

Hose Clamp Pliers -

V.A.G 1275- .

❑ Always replace.

4 - Center Control Cover

❑ Combined in one piece

with the upper center

console section on

some versions

5 - Noise Insulation

❑ Not on all vehicles
❑ Arrow on noise insula‐

tion points in direction of

travel

❑ Retaining tab spacing varies
❑ Therefore can only be arranged in one position

1. Shift Mechanism, Servicing

Boot with Shifter Knob and Noise Insu‐

lation, Removing and Installing

Removing
– Remove the boot with the center console cover from the center

console or pry it out carefully -arrows-.

Note

On some equipment versions, the boot must be pryed out at the

front area.

– Fold the boot with the center console cover up over the shifter

knob.

– Open the clamp -arrow- and remove the shift knob and boot.
In some equipment versions, the center console cover remains in

the center console.
– Pull the center console cover out or pry it out carefully.

– Remove the noise insulation -1-.
Installing
– Install the noise insulation.

Installation Location, Noise Insulation
• -Arrow A- points in direction of travel.
• The tabs -arrows B- must latch into the center console.
– Press the center console cover into the center console.
– Then turn inner side of boot toward outside.
Install the shift knob all the way on.