61 12 970 Reworking the charging power socket

Necessary preliminary work: 

• Remove CONTROLLER DRIVE FOR CHARGING POWER SOCKET

Mask off charging power socket (1) with adhesive tape (2) as shown.

Fig 1: Identifying Charging Power Socket With Adhesive Tape

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Fig 2: Identifying Opening With Small Flat File

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Work on the flat sides of opening (1) with a small flat file.

Work on the round side of opening (1) with a small round file.

Enlarge opening (1) as pictured by approximately 0.3 mm  per side.

Required follow-up work: 

• INSTALL CONTROLLER DRIVE FOR CHARGING POWER SOCKET