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Shift Cable

  1. Place the gearshift lever (7210) in the D5 position.
  2. Raise and support the vehicle.
  3. Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the manual control lever (7A256).
    Fig 1: Identifying Transmission Shift Cable & Manual Control Lever (7A256)
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  4. Place the manual control lever in the D5 position. This is three positions from the most rearward position.
  5. Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the selector lever.
    Fig 2: Identifying Transmission Shift Cable & Selector Lever
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  6. Connect the transmission shift cable to the manual control lever.
    Fig 3: Identifying Transmission Shift Cable & Manual Control Lever
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  7. Unlock the adjuster at the end of the cable.
  8. Connect the shift cable to the shifter and lock the end of the adjuster.
  9. Lower the vehicle.
  10. Carefully move the manual control lever from detent to detent and compare with transmission settings. Verify that the vehicle will start in PARK or NEUTRAL and backup lamps illuminate in REVERSE. If not,  1- 5 must be repeated and include digital transmission range (TR) sensor adjustment in NEUTRAL. For additional information, refer to DIGITAL TRANSMISSION RANGE (TR) SENSOR .
    • Adjust as necessary.
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