General

A floor-mounted lever located between the front seats is used for gear changing.
The gear lever is fitted with a reverse gear latch which can be released by lifting the sleeve below the gear lever knob. In addition, the gear lever is split, and the two sections are isolated from one another by a layer of rubber. The one-piece gear lever without the rubber layer has been introduced as from chassis numbers:

90801023499
90802007077
90806002628

The gearbox control system also includes a gear lever housing secured to the floor between the front seats, and a selector rod which transmits the gear lever movements to the gearbox. On the 5-speed gearbox, the gear lever is spring-loaded to the 3rd/4th gates. A slight spring force must therefore be overcome when selecting 1st, 2nd, 5th or reverse gear.