12 V Socket 4 -U20-, REPLACING: Removing

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Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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-- The release tabs -2- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 must engage in the 12 V socket openings -3- in direction of -arrow-. To do so, the threaded rod -1- must be slid all the way down.

-- 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-.

-- Turn the thumbwheel -1- on the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 clockwise all the way to the end 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 3: Identifying Release Tool T40148 In Use
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-- Remove the 12 V socket from the luggage compartment side trim panel.

-- Disconnect the connector.