12 V Socket 2 -U18-, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 must engage in the openings in the 12 V socket -3- -arrow- and the threaded pin -1- must slide down all the way.

-- Open the cover -2- on the 12 V socket and hold it in this position.

Fig 2: Identifying Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148

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-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 all the way into the 12 V socket -3-.

-- Turn the thumbwheel -1- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 clockwise all the way to the end 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 illumination ring with the Socket Illumination Bulb -L42- using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 .

-- Disconnect the connector.