Removing the tail light on the side panel

Preliminary work

Refer to REMOVING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT FLOOR COVERING .
Refer to REMOVING THE LOADING EDGE TRIM .
Refer to PARTIALLY REMOVING LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM PANEL .
Refer to REMOVING THE TRIM OF THE WATER CHANNEL .

Release nut (1).

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Release nuts (1).
Feed out the tail light (2) in the arrow direction.

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Remove the wiring harness with the holder (1).

NOTE: TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Observe the note on unlocking and disconnecting plug connections.
For additional information see: UNLOCKING AND DISCONNECTING DIFFERENT PLUG CONNECTIONS , or UNLOCKING AND DISCONNECTING VARIOUS PLUG CONNECTIONS IN ELECTRICAL AND HYBRID VEHICLES .

Unlock plug connection (2) and disconnect.
Remove tail light (3).

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