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Tesla Model 3: Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

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Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

Remove

  1. Disconnect 12V power. See 12V Power (Disconnect and Connect).
  2. Remove the center console decor trim. See Decor Trim - Center Console (Remove and Replace).
  3. Remove the screws and release the tabs that attach LH and RH bright strips to the center console, and then remove the strips from the console. Torque 1.6 Nm

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Open the armrest.

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Release the clips (x6) that attach the cupholder decor trim to the cupholder assembly, and then separate the trim from the center console assembly.

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Disconnect the electrical harness from the security body controller module connector, and then remove the trim from the vehicle.

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Disconnect the electrical harness from the center console power socket connector.

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Release the small tabs on the spring cap and slide the power socket inside the cap, so that the openings in the side of the socket align with the large tabs of the cap.

Power Socket 12V - Center Console (Remove and Replace)

  1. Release the tabs of the cap and move the power socket and cap together out through the cupholder assembly.
  2. Separate the power socket from the cap.

Install

Installation procedure is the reverse of removal.

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