How to remove a Cayenne tiptronic shifter "knob" ?

[xaf1970]

Hi

I new on this site, but allready love this site. Usually I'm on a dutch site called porscheforum.nl, but nobody there knows the answer.

Small introduction: I am called Xaf, I have a girlfriend and two little sons. one is a half year old and the other one is turning 2 years old in a week.

The problem: My girlfriend has a Porsche Cayenne (tiptronic) and our oldest soon dropped a small coin in the tiptronic. Not really in the tiptronic gearbox, but the coin seems to make it hard to put the shifter knob from P to D.

I removed the center console of the tiptronic, but still it's impossible to lift it off because I cannot remove the "knob" on the tiptronic shifter.

Hopefully somebody can help me, because a trip to the dealer will cost me 250 Euros.

Thanks,

Xaf

Ps: Found this on the site, but is this the only way? Since it's hard to put it in Drive...

Here's correct procedure for the Cayenne Automatic Shift Knob...

1. Apply park brake

2. Shift selector to drive(car must be running)

3. Firmly pull shift knob off of shaft(do not press selector button on shift knob while doing this)

4. To re-attach knob...place a short flat head screw driver under button on shift knob to wedge it forward gently while push the knob/shaft back onto the selector rod. Push until it snaps to place.

5. test for proper function and shift back to park before releasing park brake.

Edited July 10, 2007 by xaf1970

[RFM]

Hi

This is exactly the description from the manual ( except car must be running )

Success

[Cody]

Thanks very much from me too - worked perfectly (who would have known it was that easy)! ...and the new gloss light olive knob looks really great!

BTW, the car doesn't necessarily have to be running - just turn the key enough so you can switch to "D".

Cody

Edited September 21, 2007 by Cody