64 22 138 Removing and installing/replacing right fresh-air grille

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove decorative strip on instrument panel on right

Lever out catches (2) and unclip right fresh-air grill (1) from right decorative strip on instrument panel (3).

Fig 1: Right Fresh-Air Grill, Catches, Instrument Panel And Removal Direction

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