Pressure Reservoir, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Bleed the pressure reservoir with the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

-- Activate the vehicle lift mode and place the vehicle on the lifting platform. Refer to VEHICLE LIFT MODE .

-- Remove the left underbody panel. Refer to UNDERBODY PANEL .

-- Remove the air line -1-.

Fig 1: Identifying Accumulator

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-- Remove the bolt -2- and remove the pressure reservoir -3- from the retaining pin -arrows-.