Removing tail light on tailgate at left and right

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVING THE POWER TAILGATE SWITCH .
• Refer to REMOVING TRUNK COMPARTMENT LIGHT ON TRUNK LID .
• Refer to PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE TRIM PANEL FOR THE TAILGATE HINGE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .
• Refer to REMOVING TAILGATE TRIM PANEL .
• Refer to REMOVING THE WATER SUPPLY AT THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT .

Removing the tail light on the trunk lid 

• Loosen screws (1).

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• Feed tail light out at trunk lid (1).
• Unlock the plug connection (2) and disconnect it and remove the tail light on the tailgate (1).

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