63 31 260 Remove and install/replace the LED for the front center

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Loosen the CUP HOLDER, FRONT

Turn the cup holder (1) away toward the side.

Fig 1: Identifying Cup Holder

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Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Carefully pull off the LED for the center rail (2) from the fibre optic conductor (3).

Installation note:

The LED for the center rail (2) must be felt to snap into place in the fibre-optic conductor (3).

The fibre-optic conductor (3) must not be damaged.

Fig 2: Identifying LED Center Rail, Fiber Optic Conductor And Plug Connection

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