Electrical
System
Add-on Electrical Equipment
Notice:
Don’t add anything electrical to your
vehicle unless you check with your dealer first.
Some electrical equipment can damage your vehicle
and the damage wouldn’t be covered by your
warranty. Some add-on electrical equipment can
keep other components from working as they
should.
Your vehicle has an air bag system. Before attempting
to
add anything electrical to your vehicle, see
Servicing
Your
Air
Bag-Equipped Vehicle on page
1-58.
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in your vehicle are protected from
short circuits by fuses, circuit breakers and thermal links
in the wiring itself. This greatly reduces the chance of
fires caused by electrical problems.
Look
at the metallic band inside the fuse. If the band is
broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be sure you
replace a bad fuse with
a
new one of the correct size.
If you ever have a problem
on
the road and don’t have a
spare fuse, you can borrow one. Just pick some
feature of your vehicle that you can get along
without
-
like the radio or cigarette lighter
-
and use
its fuse,
if
it is the size you need. Replace it as soon
as
you can.
Before replacing a fuse, turn every vehicle electrical
switch
off.
There are two fuse blocks in your vehicle: the instrument
panel fuse block and the engine compartment fuse
block.
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