Cigarette Lighter -U1-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

Fig 1: Identifying 12 V Socket And Release Tool T40148

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-- Remove the Cigarette Lighter Illumination Bulb -L28-. Refer to Cigarette Lighter Illumination Bulb -L28-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 must engage into the openings in the Cigarette Lighter -U1- -item 3- -arrow-. To do so, the threaded rod -1- must be slid downward until it stops.

-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 into the Cigarette Lighter -U1- -item 1- until it stops.

Fig 2: Identifying Release Tool T40148

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-- Rotate the thumbwheel -2- 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 cigarette lighter from the lighting ring using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148.

-- Release the clips in direction of -arrow-.

Fig 4: Identifying Socket Illumination Bulb

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-- Remove the cigarette lighter with the illumination ring -1- from the front ashtray -2-.