12 V Socket 3 -U19-, REPLACING: Removing

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Fig 1: Identifying 12 V Socket And Release Tool T40148

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-- Open the cover for the right luggage compartment side trim.

-- Disconnect the connector.

-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 must engage into the openings of the 12 V Socket 3 -U19- -item 3- -arrow-. To do so, the threaded rod -1- must be slid downward until it stops.

-- Open the mount cover -2- and hold it in that position.

Fig 2: Identifying Piston -2- And Release Tabs -1

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-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool T40148 all the way into the 12 V Socket 3 -U19- -Pos. 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 3 -U19- from the mount.