Vehicle Interior Forced Air Extraction, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the left and/or right tail lamp. Refer to TAIL LAMPS .

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NOTE:

The rear bumper cover -B- does not need to be removed (depending on the vehicle equipment, additional work procedures would be necessary after installing. Refer to REAR BUMPER ).

If the removed vent frame is not going to be reused.

-- Remove the vent frame -A- from the opening from the outside (doing so destroys the vent frame).

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-- If necessary, detach the respective rear wheel housing liner from the vehicle and remove the vent frame -B-. Refer to REAR WHEEL HOUSING LINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

If the removed vent frame is going to be reused.

Left vent frame on a vehicle with a luggage compartment side trim panel with a removable vent grille

-- Remove the vent grille. Refer to OVERVIEW - LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SIDE TRIM PANEL .

Removing the left vent frame on a vehicle with a luggage compartment side trim panel without a removable vent grille

-- Remove the left luggage compartment side trim panel (the luggage compartment trim does not currently have a cap). Refer to OVERVIEW - LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SIDE TRIM PANEL .

Removing the right vent frame

-- Remove the right luggage compartment side trim panel (the luggage compartment trim does not currently have a cap). Refer to OVERVIEW - LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT SIDE TRIM PANEL .

All Vehicles

-- Release the retainers -arrows- and push the forced air extraction ventilation vent frame -B- outward from the body opening.

-- If necessary, detach the respective rear wheel housing liner from the vehicle and remove the vent frame -B-. Refer to REAR WHEEL HOUSING LINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .