Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits
in
your vehicle are protected
from
short circuits by a combination
of
fuses, circuit breakers
and fusible thermal links
in
the wiring itself. This
greatly reduces the chance
of
fires caused by electrical
problems. See “Fuses and Circuit Breakers”
in
the Index
for
Inore information.
Look
at
the silver-colored band inside the fuse.
If
the
band
is
broken or melted, replace the fuse. Be s~11-e you
replace
a
bad fuse with
a
new one of the identical size
and rating.
If
you ever have
a
problem on the road and don’t have
a
spare fuse, you can borrow
one
that has the same
amperage. 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 correct amperage.
Replace
it
as soon as you can.
Instrument Panel Fuse
Block
The fuse block access door
is
on the driver’s side edge
of
the
instrument panel. Pull
off the cover to access
the
fuse block.
You
can remove fuses
with
a
fuse extractor. The fuse
extractor
is mounted to the
fuse block access door.
To
remove fuses,
if
you don’t have a fuse extractor, hold
the end
of
the fuse between
YOLK
thumb and index finger
and
pull
straight out.
Y~LI
may have spare fuses attached to the inside
of
the fuse block access door. These can
be
used to
replace a bad fuse. However, make sure that
it
is the
correct amperage.
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