Excellent idea to make the assessment with the replacement connector in hand. Without a photo of that … hmmm … that white tooth sticking up looks to be what you need to overcome somehow. Either you press the tooth down, or you pry the black part up and over. Or some combo of the two, enough to allow the black part to clear the white tooth as the connector is backed out. Be sure to take a look at the other side of the connector too, b/c there may be another white tooth poking out on that side. A small dental-type mirror might work for seeing back there. Usually to get the two parts of the connector to budge apart, some sort of prying action is required at first, as they tend to get stuck fast together over time. Sometimes it just isn’t possible to disconnect some connectors without breaking them. If you think you may be facing that problem, try to break the side that you are replacing. If you break the side you are wanting to keep, usually that’s not a show-stopper, but you’ll have to go to the dealership for a replacement.
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