LICENSE PLATE LIGHT ASSEMBLY (for Hatchback): Removal

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DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
REMOVE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT ASSEMBLY
1. Insert a screwdriver in the position shown in the illustration and move the license plate light in the direction shown in the illustration to disengage the claw.
2. Disconnect the connector, then remove the license plate light.
  
  Fig 1: Identifying License Plate Light Claw
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3. Turn the license plate light socket and bulb, in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration, to remove them.
4. Remove the license plate light bulb from the light socket.
  
  Fig 2: Turning License Plate Light Socket And Bulb
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