1997 AUDI A8 ECU

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Note: Fig. 2 Shift mechanism housing, removing and installing
- Remove bottom shielding plate and catalytic converter.
- Disconnect selector lever cable from shift mechanism housing.
- Before installing, secure rubber housing -A- to shift mechanism
housing.
- Tighten nut - 9 Nm
Rubber housing -A- must seal shift mechanism housing to chassis
(sealing lip -B-). Do not rout any cables between chassis and mounting bracket.
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Fig. 3 Shift Lock Solenoid -N110-, removing and installing
- Unclip connector -D- (console wiring harness).
-
Turn lift solenoid in direction of arrow approx. 90 .- Check shift mechanism after removing lift solenoid page 37
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Fig. 4 Route wire for base illumination
- Route wire for base illumination below guide and secure in notch -A-
(left/right).
- Clip connector -B- in bracket onto guide.
- Clip in wiring harness connector (console).
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Selector lever cable for shift mechanism
(without Tiptronic), removing and
installing


Note:

Do not bend or kink selector lever cable, lightly
grease coupling ring and coupling ends before
installing
Selector lever cable can best be removed in
selector lever position "P".

Removing:

- Remove shielding plate (below shift mechanism)
for exhaust system.

- Remove cover:
Disengage snap lock of cover by pressing in direction of arrow A
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- Disengage locking clip by pressing both ends together and pull selector
lever cable off selector lever.
- Pull out securing plate for selector lever cable at shift mechanism
housing downward.
- Insert with angled end toward the rear and in groove at selector lever
cable Fig. 1
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Tightening torques:

Components
Tightening
torques
Selector lever cable to
mounting bracket 12 Nm
Bracket to right transmission
mount 23 Nm
Shielding plate to
transmission, M8 23 Nm

Fig. 1 Installing securing plate
- Installation of the securing plate (item E).
Insert with angled end toward rear.
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- Set ignition/starter lock in "Drive" position.
- Shift selector lever into position "P".
- Lift up locking bracket -1- and pull locking cable
out of ignition/starter lock.
- Remove cover with guide (selector lever
mechanism) page 37
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- Unclip locking cable from securing spring at shift
mechanism housing, slightly lift up securing
spring to do so.
- Loosen cable tie -2- and remove locking cable.
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Installing and Adjusting
- Installation is the reverse of removal.
- Install locking cable without kinking and secure
at indicated position using cable tie -2-.
- Adjust steering column rearward/downward.
- Check locking mechanism of interior lever -1-.
- Slightly loosen bolt -6-.
- It must be possible to slide bracket -3- in
direction of arrow -5-.
- Make sure securing spring is correctly seated in
shift mechanism housing.
- Hook locking cable bracket -3- into shift
mechanism and locking coupling ring in lever (for
locking cable).
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