12 V Socket -U5-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

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Fig 1: 12 V Socket 5 -U26-

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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- in the direction of -arrow-, for this the threaded rod -1- must be pushed down all the way.

-- Remove the blind cover / lighter -1-.

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-- Insert the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool: T40148 all the way into the 12 V Socket -3-.

-- Turn the thumbwheel -2- 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 in the direction of -arrows-.

Fig 2: Identifying Release Tool T40148 In Use
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-- Remove the 12 V Socket from the illumination ring using the Cigarette Lighter Release Tool: T40148 .

-- Disconnect the connector.