How to change the shift gate on a Porsche Cayenne?

How to change the shift gate on a Porsche Cayenne?

Leave the parking brake on and shift the car into neutral. Grab the shift knob (yellow arrow) and pull it up and straight off. It should take a bit of force to remove it. Now press the six black plastic tabs (green arrows) in and carefully pry the shift console cover off.

Are there any problems with the Porsche Cayenne?

One common problem with the Cayenne is the inability to get the Tiptronic module to go into manual mode when moving the shift lever over to the left.

How to remove black trim from Porsche Cayenne?

Open the center console and locate the wrench at the bottom (yellow arrow). Use the wrench to remove the two trim screws (green arrows). Remove the black trim piece and start to pry the center console panel up and off. Maneuver the center console panel around the gearshift knob and place it off to the side.

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One common problem with the Cayenne is the inability to get the Tiptronic module to go into manual mode when moving the shift lever over to the left.

What’s the problem with the shift gate on a Cayenne?

One common problem with the Cayenne is the inability to get the Tiptronic module to go into manual mode when moving the shift lever over to the left. The shift lever tells the computer its relative position by two small sensors located in the black plastic shift gate trim cover at the base of the shift lever.

Open the center console and locate the wrench at the bottom (yellow arrow). Use the wrench to remove the two trim screws (green arrows). Remove the black trim piece and start to pry the center console panel up and off. Maneuver the center console panel around the gearshift knob and place it off to the side.

Leave the parking brake on and shift the car into neutral. Grab the shift knob (yellow arrow) and pull it up and straight off. It should take a bit of force to remove it. Now press the six black plastic tabs (green arrows) in and carefully pry the shift console cover off.