Cigarette Lighter -U1-, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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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- -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- -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 the direction of the -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-.