Fuse locations for vehicles with fa
ctory-fit-
ted auxiliary heater and ventilation
→ Fig. 182:
20 amps, ATO
®
, auxiliary heater.
Replacing blown fuses
Please refer to and at the start
of the chapt
er on page 300.
Preparations
1. Switch o the ignition, the lights and all
electrical consumers.
Detecting a blown fuse
Fig. 183 Blown fuse: flat blade fuse,
cartridge fuse.
1. Shine a torch onto the fuse.
You can see if a fuse is blown from the top
and side through the transparent housing
due to the melted metal strip → Fig. 183.
Fuse types
—
Standard flat blade fuse (ATO
®
).
—
Small flat blade fuse (MINI
®
).
—
Large flat blade fuse (MAXI
®
or MAXI+
®
).
Colour coding of fuses
Fuses (ATO
®
- MINI
®
- MAXI
®
and MAXI
+
®
)
Amp rating
1 amps
3 amps
5 amps
F14
Colour
Black
Purple
Orange
7.5 amps
10 amps
15 amps
20 amps
25 amps
30 amps
40 amps
Changing a fuse
Fig. 184 R
emoving or inserting fuse (illustra-
tion).
1
Plastic pliers.
1. If applicable, take the plastic pliers
→ Fig. 184 1 out of the fuse box cover.
2.
Insert the pla
stic pliers
1 from above
for small fus
es → Fig. 184
or push the
pla
stic pliers
1 onto the fuse from the
side for l
arger fuses → Fig. 184
.
3.
Pull out the fuse.
4. If the fuse has blown, replace it with
a new fuse of the same amp rating
(same colour and same markings) and
same size →
.
5.
Replace the cover.
NOTICE
You can damage another position in the
elec
trical system by using a fuse with
a higher amp rating.
Brown
Red
Blue
Yellow
White or clear
Green
Light green
304 If and when