1999 AUDI A4 check

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Selector lever mechanism,
servicing

WARNING!

Shift selector lever into position "P" and
engage parking brake before working with the
engine running.

Notes:

Lubricate bearing areas and slide surfaces with
polycarbamide grease G 052 142 A2.
Center console must be removed for service
work:

Ignition key removal lock, checking


- Switch ignition key to driving position (ignition
on).

- Depress brake pedal and hold.

Shifting selector lever out of position "P"
must be possible with the button at shift lever
depressed without "sticking".
It must not be possible to remove ignition
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Shift mechanism, checking


Selector lever in position "P" and ignition
switched on:

Brake pedal is not being operated:

Selector lever is locked and cannot be shifted
out of position "P" with the button at selector
lever pressed. Shift lock solenoid is locking the
selector lever.
Brake pedal is being operated:

Shift lock solenoid enables the selector lever.
Selecting a driving mode must be possible with
the button at shift handle pressed without
"sticking".

Slowly shift selector lever through "P" via " R, N,
D, 4, 3, 2", while checking if the selector lever
position in instrument cluster matches with the
selector lever position.
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- Attach cover.

All-wheel-drive vehicles
Continuation for all vehicles
Repair Manual, Engine Mechanical, Repair Group 26; removing and
installing exhaust system. - Tighten nuts (arrows, 4 pieces) to 10 Nm.
- Check adjustment of selector lever cable and adjust if necessary
page 37
-45
.
- Ignition key removal lock, checking page 37
-1 .
- Bolt driveshaft to transmission flange page 39
-79
, Driveshaft,
removing and installing.
- Install heat shield.
- Connecting front exhaust pipe to rear exhaust system.- Installing shift mechanism cover page 37
-24
.
- Selector lever handle, installing page 37
-22
.
- Connect battery Ground (GND) strap.
- For vehicles equipped with coded anti-theft radio, activate code.
- Check shift mechanism page 37
-2 .
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Repair Manual, 5 Spd. Automatic Transmission
01V On Board Diagnostic (OBD), Repair Group 01; Performing On Board Diagnostic (OBD)
18 -
Pivot pin
Secures cable lever - 12 - in shift
mechanism housing - 17 -
19 -
Locking latch For shift lock solenoidRemoving and installing Page 37
-32

onward
20 -
Shift Lock Solenoid -N110-
Removing and installing Page 37
-32

onward
Can be checked via electrical test and read
measuring value block
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Tiptronic Switch -F189-, removing and
installing

Installation location:
The Tiptronic switch is integrated into the upper
cover -1- of shift mechanism.
Repair Manual, 5 Spd. Automatic Transmission
01V On Board Diagnostic (OBD), Repair Group 01; Performing On Board Diagnostic (OBD)
- For occurring malfunctions, the Tiptronic switch
must be checked for interference in Measuring
Value Block and in the electrical test. Tiptronic
switch must only be replaced after wiring test.
For vehicles with Tiptronic sport steering wheel,
the buttons at steering wheel and their wire
connections must be checked. Pa
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Assembly of suspension strut

- Clip catch into cable lever.

- Slide cable lever/catch into the shift mechanism
housing with opening of the catch forward.

- Drive both pins of the cable lever/catch into the
shift mechanism housing from both sides up to
stop.

- Press catch spring with roller for selector lever
position into its mount in shift mechanism
housing up to stop.

- Shift lock solenoid together with locking latch
must be slid into the shift mechanism housing
from the top.

- Carefully drive in pin for locking latch.

- Using a screwdriver, mechanically check for
engagement of the locking latch in position "P"
and "N" of selector lever.

- Insert complete selector lever into shift
mechanism housing.
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- Slide both selector lever bushings into the shift
mechanism housing at front or rear.

- Install bearing bushing into shift mechanism
housing so that the angled ends point inward.

- Press catch spring for Tiptronic position into its
mount in shift mechanism housing up to stop.

- Shift selector lever into position "2".

- Lay cable lever into shift mechanism housing
and engage it noticeably in both bearing areas.

- Check locking function of locking lever. In
selector lever position "P", it must engage in the
catch and lock the shift mechanism.

- Set frame onto shift mechanism housing (ribbing
points upward) and insert buffer stop into cable
lever.

- Install shift mechanism page 37
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Selector lever, disassembling and
assembling

- Remove selector lever page 37
-32
.

Disassembly of suspension strut

Assembly of suspension strut - Drive out selector lever pivot pin using a drift.
- Slide link with Tiptronic spring with raised pulling rod out of the selector
lever.
- Release tension of compression spring and also remove pull-lever and
compression spring from the selector lever.

Installation position:
Curvature and edge point in direction of travel. - Set compression spring -B- onto pull-lever -A-.
- Guide pull-rod with compression spring into the selector lever.
- Check whether the pull-lever glides on both guides -C- of selector
lever.
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