51 23 200 Remove, install/replace lever with console for engine compartment lid catch

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove left DOOR SILL COVER STRIP 

Slacken nut (1).

Remove lever (2) and disengage Bowden cable (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Bowden Cable, Lever And Nut

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