12 V Socket 2 -U18-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

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-- The release tabs -2- of the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 must engage in the recesses of the 12 V Socket -3- -arrow-, for this the threaded rod -1- must be pushed down all the way.

-- Remove the blind cover -3-.

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-- Insert the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 all the way into the 12 V Socket -2-.

-- Turn the thumbwheel -1- at the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 clockwise all the way to the end stop.

The plunger -2- is pulled up and the release tabs -1- are spreading in the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 -arrows-.

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-- Remove the 12 V Socket from the illumination ring using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool:T40148 .

-- Guide the wire out through the mount.

-- Disconnect the connector.