Removal System and Removal Aid for a Separating Element

A removal system comprising:

• a separating element configured to separate contaminants contained in a fluid from the fluid, wherein the separating element comprises a separating medium and further comprises an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element, wherein the end disk comprises a central recess and an end disk region immediately delimiting the central recess in a radial outward direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the separating element;
• a removal aid configured to remove the separating element from a housing;
• the removal aid comprising a grip section and two or more locking fingers arranged on the grip section and spaced apart from each other;
• the locking fingers each extending along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section;
• the locking fingers each comprising a hook element configured to engage behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of the end disk region, viewed in the radial outward direction.