Select Cable Installation Note

Make sure that the shift lever (transaxle side) is in neutral.
Push the safety lock, then unlock the lock piece of the select cable in the order shown in the figure.
Shift the sift lever to neutral.

Fig 1: Identifying Lock Piece And Safety Lock
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Lock the lock piece of the selector cable in the figure.
Shift the shift lever from neutral to other position, and make sure that there are no other components in that area to interfere with the lever.

Fig 2: Locating Shift Lever
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