Cigarette Lighter -U1-, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the center console insert. Refer to CENTER CONSOLE INSERT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148  must engage in the openings in the cigarette lighter -3- in direction of -arrow- and the threaded pin -1- must slide down as far as the stop.

Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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-- Disconnect the connector -1- and free up the wiring harness.

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-- Remove the lighter -4-.

-- Slide the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148  into the cigarette lighter -2- as far as the stop.

-- Rotate the thumbwheel -3- 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 in direction of -arrows-.
  Fig 2: Identifying Release Tool T40148 In Use

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-- Remove the cigarette lighter using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148  from the Cigarette Lighter Illumination Bulb -L28-.

-- Guide the wire through the mount.