Selector Lever: Installation

Install the selector lever assembly and the 4 nuts.
- Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
  
  Fig 1: Locating Nuts And Selector Lever Assembly
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Connect the selector lever assembly electrical connector.

Fig 2: Locating Selector Lever Assembly Electrical Connector
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NOTE: The selector lever has its own detent mechanism. Holding the selector lever is not necessary.

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the selector lever cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket and listen for the selector lever cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the selector lever cable bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed.

Install the selector lever cable on the selector lever.
1. Move the selector lever to the PARK position.
2. Install the selector lever cable in the selector lever assembly.
3. Install the selector lever cable eyelet on the ball stud.
  
  Fig 3: Installing Selector Lever Cable Eyelet On Ball Stud
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Install the floor console. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE .
Adjust the selector lever cable. For additional information, refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE ADJUSTMENT .