12 V Socket 2 -U18-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

Fig 1: Identifying 12 V Socket And Release Tool T40148

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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 as far as the stop.

-- 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 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 illumination ring with the Socket Illumination Bulb -L42- using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148.

-- Disconnect the connector.