63 31 180 Replacing LED (optical fibre) for front door trim panel lighting (left or right)

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Necessary preliminary tasks

Remove FRONT LEFT DOOR TRIM PANEL .

Pull LED module (1) out of bracket (2).
Carefully pull LED module (1) from optical fibre (2).

Installation:

LED module (1) must lock into position (light distribution).

Fig 1: Pulling LED-Module Out Of Bracket

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Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty UPPER OPTICAL FIBRES .

If necessary, replace faulty STORAGE COMPARTMENT OPTICAL FIBRES .