Engine Control Module -J623-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, WITHOUT PROTECTIVE HOUSING: Removing

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-- Switch off the ignition.

-- Remove the E-box cover inside the engine compartment -arrows-.

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-- Unlock and disconnect the connector from the engine control module.

-- Push the tabs on the side guides -3- carefully toward the outside with a screwdriver -2- in the direction of -arrow-.

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-- Remove the engine control module -1- from the guides -3-.