Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Service manual - part 619

– Hold the shift cover to the side and from above push the yellow

plastic part and hold it in this position.

The selector lever can now be moved out of P.

2.6

Selector Lever Handle, Removing and

Installing

Caution

This procedure contains mandatory replaceable parts. Refer

to component overview prior to starting procedure.

Mandatory Replacement Parts
♦ Clamp - Selector Level Handle
Short Description:
The handle is removed together with the shift cover.
Removing
– Move the selector lever into “D”.
It is not necessary to pull out the button -arrow- manually. The

push button locks in the installation position by itself when the

handle is removed.
– Open the storage compartment door.

– Grab and under the cover by hand and unclip by pulling up‐

ward.

– Disconnect the connector.

– Cut the clamp under the boot -arrow- with a side cutter.
– Pull the handle up without pressing the button.

Note

Do not push the button once the handle has been removed oth‐

erwise it will not be possible to remove the handle again.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
• The selector lever is in the “D” position.

Note

♦

There is the possibility that the button can be pressed into the

handle. Never install the handle when the button is pressed in.

♦

Move the button in the installation position. Refer to

⇒ “2.7 Button in Handle, Moving Into Installation Position”,

page 35

 .

♦

A new handle is delivered with an assembly fastener. Pull out

the safety catch in direction of -arrow- just before installing the

new handle.

– Install the handle with a new clamp -arrow-.
– Clamp off the clamps using Hose Clamp Pliers - VAG1275- .
– Connect the connector.
– Press the button after installing it.

Note

If the button stays in the handle after being pressed, this means

it was installed incorrectly. If this happens, remove the handle

again and move the button in the installation position again. Refer

to

⇒ “2.7 Button in Handle, Moving Into Installation Position”,

page 35

 . Install the handle again.

– Clip on the cover.

2.7

Button in Handle, Moving Into Installa‐

tion Position

If the button was pushed in by mistake, the installed position can

be set again.
There are two ways to move the button into the installation posi‐

tion, »with« or »without« assembly fastener. The following de‐

scribes both ways.
Moving the handle »with« an assembly fastener into the installa‐

tion position:
Make sure the assembly fastener has an eye -arrow- at the front.

Other assembly fasteners cannot be used.

– Press the button and push the assembly fastener (with the

eye) -arrow- all the way in until it latches into place. Then re‐

lease the button. The button locks into the installation position

when the assembly fastener is pulled out.

Moving the handle »without« an assembly fastener into the in‐

stallation position:

– Remove the trim -A- from the handle.

– Push the small lever -1- into the groove -2- with a screwdriver.

This pushes the button -3- into the installation position.
-I- the button is in the pressed position
-II- the button is in the installation position

Note

♦

Push the lever into the groove and no further.

♦

Install the trim back onto the selector mechanism only after the

handle is installed. This way it is possible to see if the small

lever fits into the pull rod when the button is pushed.

2.8

Gearshift Mechanism, Checking

Starter must not be able to be operated in selector lever positions

“R”, “D”, “S” and in tiptronic position.
Over 5 km/h
The shift lock solenoid must not block the selector lever when the

lever is in “N”. The selector lever can be moved back into a an‐

other gear.
Below 5 km/h
The shift lock solenoid will block the selector lever approximately

1 second after the lever is moved into “N”. The selector lever can

be moved out of “N” only when the brake pedal is pressed.