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61 13... Socket housing 42-, 43-pin, Hybrid System MQS/MPQ

Manufactured by AMP:  The following contact types without strand sealing can be fitted in the connector housings:

Open secondary locks (1) on socket housing.

Press back retaining hook of MQS contacts (2) with special tool 61 0 312 (61 1 134) and pull out cable with contact.

Press back retaining hook of MPQ contacts (3) with screwdriver and pull out cable with contact.

NOTE: Detaching the protective cap releases the secondary locks of the socket contacts.
Fig 1: Identifying Secondary Locks And MQS Contacts
G00460746Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation note: 

Bend open retaining hook of contacts gently before inserting into connector housing.

For installation of contacts, observe chamber numbers on reverse side of socket housing.

Fig 2: Identifying Chamber Numbers On Reverse Side Of Socket Housing
G00460747Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.