Preliminary work

Remove cover over brake master cylinder (front luggage compartment cover) → 703019 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT COVER .
There are two types of luggage compartment covers (Graphics below).

Fig 1: Identifying Luggage Compartment Cover
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Fig 2: Identifying Luggage Compartment Cover
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