Cigarette Lighter -U1-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

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Fig 1: Cigarette Lighter (12V Socket) And Release Tool T40148

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-- Turn off the ignition and remove the key.

-- 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 in the openings in the cigarette lighter -3- -arrow-. To do so, the threaded rod -1- must be slid downward as far as the stop.

-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 into the cigarette lighter -1- as far as the stop.

Fig 2: Sliding Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 Into Cigarette Lighter

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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 Operation
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-- Remove the cigarette lighter from the lighting ring using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148.

-- Release the retaining clips -arrows-.

Fig 4: Identifying Socket Illumination Bulb

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