61 36 530 Removing And Installing / Replacing Cigarette Lighter Relay

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove lower trim from instrument panel . See 51 45 181 REMOVING AND INSTALLING INSTRUMENT PANEL TRIM AT BOTTOM RIGHT .

Release screw (1).

Detach right footwell air duct (2) in direction of arrow and remove towards bottom.

Installation:

Make sure air duct is correctly seated.

Fig 1: Identifying Screw And Right Footwell Air Duct

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Detach relay (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Relay

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