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Shift Cable: Service and Repair




Selector Lever Cable









Removal

All vehicles

1. Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor electrical connector and the wiring harness fastener from the Air Cleaner (ACL) assembly.





2. Disconnect the brake booster vacuum hose from the ACL outlet pipe.





3. Disconnect the engine breather from the ACL assembly.





4. Remove the ACL assembly bracket bolt.





5. Loosen the ACL outlet pipe clamp at the Throttle Body (TB) and remove the ACL and ACL outlet pipe assembly.





6. Disconnect the selector lever cable end from the manual control lever.





7. Release the 2 tabs, remove the selector lever cable from the selector lever cable bracket and position the cable aside.





8. Remove the 3 bolts and the selector lever cable bracket.





MKX only

9. Using a suitable tool, remove the selector lever trim ring.





All vehicles

10. Lift the armrest. Using a suitable tool, remove the center console trim cover.





11. Remove the 2 fasteners and position the power outlet trim cover aside.





12. Remove the selector lever cable end from the selector lever.





13. Release the 2 tabs and remove the selector lever cable from the selector lever housing.





14. Remove the center console side cover.





15. Remove the 2 nuts from the grommet, route the selector lever cable from the engine compartment through the floor and remove the selector lever cable from the passenger compartment.





Installation

All vehicles

1. Install the selector lever cable, position the grommet in place and install the 2 nuts.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).





2. Install the center console side cover.





3. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

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 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 in the selector lever housing.





4. Place the selector lever in REVERSE.





5. Install the selector lever cable end on the selector lever.





6. Place the selector lever in DRIVE.





7. Position the power outlet trim cover in place and install the 2 fasteners.





8. Install the center console trim cover.





MKX only

9. Install the selector lever trim ring.





All vehicles

10. Position the selector lever cable bracket in place and install the 3 bolts.
- Tighten to 12 Nm (106 lb-in).





11. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place. Press the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket and listen for the selector lever cable retainer to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that the selector lever is locked into the selector lever cable bracket.

Install the selector lever cable in the selector lever cable bracket.





12. Place the manual control lever in DRIVE.

1. Rotate the manual control lever clockwise until it stops.

2. Rotate the manual control lever counterclockwise one detent.





13. Unlock the adjuster.

1. Pry the latch up.

2. Push the lock tab to slide it over.





14. Slide the selector lever cable end forward or backward to align it with the manual control lever.





15. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable end, make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever ball stud.

With the adjuster locking tab released, connect the selector lever cable end to the manual control lever.





16. Slide the release tab back to lock the adjuster.





17. Position the ACL assembly in place and install the bolt.
- Tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).





18. Tighten the ACL outlet pipe clamp at the TB.
- Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).





19. Connect the engine breather to the ACL assembly.





20. Connect the brake booster vacuum hose to the ACL assembly.





21. Connect the MAF sensor electrical connector and connect the electrical harness fastener.





22. Verify that the vehicle starts in PARK and NEUTRAL only and that the reverse lamps illuminate in REVERSE.

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