Select Cable Installation Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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 Safety Lock & Lock Piece
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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: Locking Lock Piece
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