Remove glove box lid

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Preliminary work

Refer to REMOVING RIGHT FOOTWELL TRIM .
Refer to REMOVING THE SIDE PANEL ON THE RIGHT DASHBOARD .
Refer to REMOVING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT DAMPER .

Precondition

The glove box lid is open.

Slightly raise the glove box lid (1).
Carefully bend the side sections (2) of the glove box lid (1) inwards so that the glove box lid (1) can be fed out of the dashboard.
Swivel the glove box lid (1) downwards until it is fed out at the hinges.

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