Necessary preliminary tasks

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Remove COVER FOR CARBON CANISTER
Remove REAR RIGHT WHEEL ARCH COVER

Release quick-release coupling (1) and detach vent hose.

Installation:

Quick-release coupling (1) must audibly snap into place.

Check locking of quick-release coupling by pulling, do not actuate release element in the process.

Fig 1: Identifying Quick-Release Coupling

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Carefully press vent hose out of clamps (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Clamps

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