13..... Remove the intake duct

Necessary preliminary tasks:

- Vehicles with N54 or N55 engine: Remove left TENSION STRUT

- Vehicles with N63 engine: Remove TENSION STRUTS on left and right

N54 or N55 engine:

Press in catches on intake silencer housing.

Feed out intake duct (1) towards top.

Fig 1: Feed Out Duct Toward Top

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N63 engine:

Picture describes the left side, the procedure for the right side is identical.

Press in latch mechanism (1).

Feed out intake duct (2) towards top.

Fig 2: Pushing Intake Port Towards Top

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All engines:

Press in catch (1).

Detach intake duct (2) towards rear and remove.

Fig 3: Detaching Intake Duct Toward Rear

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