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Shifter A/T: Customer Interest
Selector Lever - Button Pops Off in Drive
911(996)
6/00 3704
Binder - 3, Automatic Transmission
12-22-00
Selector Lever Button Pops Off
Vehicle Type:
911 Carrera (996)/911 Carrera 4 (996)
Model Year:
As of 1999 (X)
Concern:
Selector lever button pops off when selecting drive positions.
Information:
The selector lever button can pop off the selector lever when the drive positions are selected. A modified button and compression spring has been
installed in Tiptronic equipped vehicles as of September 20, 2000, with the following VIN numbers:
99 71S 620669
99 01S 650802
The modified selector button can be recognized by the date of production (800 or higher 8 = month, 00 = year) which is molded into the underside of the
button.
The modified selector button and spring are available in a repair kit, and can be installed on earlier vehicles that exhibit this problem.
Parts Information:
Note
:
The repair set for the silver gloss button (exclusive) will be available at a later date.
Literature:
911 Carrera (996) Technical Manual, Group 3: Repair, 37 04 19 - Removing and installing the selector lever.
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.