Fuses
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through .
Fig. 20 1 Driver's side cockpit : cover
The fuses a re located on front left and right of
the cockpit and behind the tr im on t he rig ht side
of the luggage compartmen t.
.. Switch the ign ition and all e lectr ica l equipment
off.
.. Check the following t able to see which fuse be-
lo ngs t o t he equipment .
.. Remove the correspond ing cover or remove t he
rig ht side trim panel in the luggage compart -
ment
Qpoge 188 .
.. Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary
Qpage 235, fig. 202. You
can d ispose of t he plastic clip .
.. Remove the clamp from the rea r s ide of t he
cove r
Q fig . 201 .
.. Remove t he fuse using the clamp .
.. Repl ace t he blow n f use only with an iden t ical
new one .
.. Install the cover.
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purp le
3
Light brown
5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
234
Color Current rating
in amps
Yellow 20
W hit e or tr a nspa rent 25
Green
30
Orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and neve r replace a blown
f use with one that has a higher amp rat ing.
This can cause damage to the e lectr ica l sys-
tem and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have insta lled it, have the e lectrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili-
ty .
(D Tips
- The following tab le does not list fuse loca-
t ions that are not used .
- Some of the equipment listed in the fo llow-
ing tables applies on ly to certain model ver-
sions or certa in optional equipment .