Socket Illumination Bulb -L42- REMOVING AND INSTALLING, 12 V Socket -U5-: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying Socket Illumination, 12V Socket Wire Bracket

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-- Turn off the ignition and remove the key.

-- Remove the center console, refer to CENTER CONSOLE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Unclip the wire from the bracket -arrow-.

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.

Fig 2: Cigarette Lighter (12V Socket) And Release Tool T40148
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-- Open the cover -1- on the 12 V socket and hold it in this position.

Fig 3: Removing 12V Socket With T40148

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-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 until it stops in the 12 V socket.

-- 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 4: Identifying Release Tool T40148 Operation
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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.

-- Release the retaining clips -arrows-.

Fig 5: Identifying Socket Illumination Bulb

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-- Remove the illumination ring -1- with the Socket Illumination Bulb -L42- from the center console storage compartment -2-.