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

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

Open secondary locks (1) on socket housing.

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

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

Fig 1: Opening Secondary Locks On Socket Housing
G05478537Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation: 

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

To install contacts, observe cavity numbers on reverse side of socket housing.

Fig 2: Identifying Socket Housing
G05478538Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.