64 22 162 Removing and installing/replacing center fresh-air grille

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove decorative strip on instrument panel on right

Release nuts (1) and remove center fresh-air grill (2) from decorative strip on instrument panel on right (3).

Fig 1: Center Fresh-Air Grill, Instrument Panel Right Decorative Strip, Nuts And Removal Direction

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