63 31 180 Replacing LED for front door trim panel light

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front door trim panel . See 51 41 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL .

Unlock LED (1) at catch (2) and detach in direction of arrow from fibre-optic waveguide (3).

Fig 1: Identifying LED And Catch

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Installation: LED (1) must snap noticeably into fibre-optic waveguide (2).