Shift Cable: Adjustments
Shift Cable Adjustment1. Remove the center console cover.
2. Shift the transmission into the [R] position.
3. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end.
4. Press the holder lock release (A), and pull out the socket holder (B) on the shift cable (C) of the shift lever bracket base (D). Do not remove the shift cable by pulling the shift cable guide (E).
5. Push the shift cable until it stops, then release it. Pull the shift cable back one step so that the shift position is in [R]. Do not hold the shift cable guide (A) to adjust the shift cable (B).
6. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and verify that the [R] position indicator comes on.
7. Turn the ignition switch OFF.
8. Insert a 6.0 mm (0.24 inch) pin (A) through the positioning hole (B) on the shift lever bracket base and into the positioning hole (C) on the shift lever. The shift lever is secured in the [R] position.
9. Align the socket holder (A) on the shift cable (B) with the slot in the bracket base (C), then slide the holder into base. Install the shift cable end (D) over the mounting stud (E) by aligning its square hole (F) with the square fitting (G) at the bottom of the stud. Push the holder until it snaps securely in place. Do not install the shift cable by holding the shift cable guide (H).
10. Verify that the shift cable end (A) is properly installed on the mounting stud (B).
11. If improperly installed, remove the shift cable from the bracket base, and reinstall the shift cable. Do not install the shift cable end on the mounting stud while the shift cable is on the bracket base.
12. Install and tighten the nut.
13. Remove the 6.0 mm (0.24 inch) pin that was installed to hold the shift lever.
14. Move the shift lever to each position, and verify that the A/T gear position indicator follows the transmission range switch.
15. Push the shift lock release, and verify that the shift lever releases.
16. Reinstall the center console cover.