61 31 333 Removing and installing/replacing switch for unlocking glovebox

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove DECORATIVE STRIP FROM MIDDLE FRESH-AIR GRILLE

Unlock catches (1).

Press switch (2) out of decorative strip.

Fig 1: Pressing Switch Out Of Decorative Strip

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