1. DISPOSE OF BACK DOOR STAY ASSY LH

(a) Horizontally fix the stay in a vise with the piston-rod pulled out.
(b) Wearing safety glasses, gradually cut a part between A and B (shown in the illustration) using a metal saw to gradually release the gas.
Specification:

CAUTION: Be careful to cover the area that is being cut as there is a possibility that metal debris could be blown out by the gas (the gas is colorless, odorless and harmless).
ReplacementInspection
HINT:
EC mirror stands for electrochromic mirror.
1. w/ EC mirror:
INSPECT INNER REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSY
(a) Inspect operation of the electrochromic inner rear view
mirror.
Connect the battery's positive (+) lead to terminal 6
and the battery's negative (-) lead to terminal 7.
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