12 V Socket 3 -U19-, Replacing: Removing

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Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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-- Open the cover for the right luggage compartment side trim panel.

-- Disconnect the connector.

-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 must engage into the openings of the 12 V Socket 3 -U19- -3- -arrow-. To do so, the threaded rod -1- must be slid downward until it stops.

-- Open the mount cover -2- and hold it in that position.

Fig 2: Identifying Piston -2- And Release Tabs -1

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-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 as far as the stop into the 12 V socket -3-.

-- Rotate the thumbwheel -1- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 clockwise as far as the stop.

The piston -2- is pulled upward and the release tabs -1- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 spread -arrows-.

Fig 3: Identifying Release Tool T40148 In Use
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-- Remove the 12 V socket from the mount.