Driving Dynamic Support Mounting Plate, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Remove the driving dynamic support. Refer to DRIVING DYNAMIC SUPPORT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the left front section of the wheel housing liner. Refer to FRONT WHEEL HOUSING LINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

CAUTION:

The cooling system is under pressure when the engine is warm. There is a risk of scalding due to hot steam and hot coolant.

Scalding the skin and other parts of the body is possible.

- Wear safety gloves.

- Wear protective eyewear.

- Reduce the pressure by covering the coolant expansion tank cap with a cloth and carefully opening it.

-- Open the coolant expansion tank cap -1- by releasing the catch in direction of -arrow-.

Fig 1: Coolant Expansion Tank

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-- Close the coolant expansion tank cap until it locks into place.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and move the coolant expansion tank -1- with the coolant hoses connected.

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-- Remove the bolts -4- in the wheel housing and remove the mounting plate -1-.

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