2001 Acura TL fuse

This section covers the more-
common problems that motorists
experience with their vehicles. It
gives you inf ormation about how to
safely evaluate the problem and what
to do to correct it. If the problem has
stranded you on the side of the road,
you may be able to get going again.
If not, you will also f ind instructions
on getting your car towed.......................
Compact Spare Tire .258
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Changing a Flat Tire .259
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If Your Engine Won’t Start . 265
Nothing Happens or the Starter Motor Operates ............................
Very Slowly .265
The Starter Operates ................................
Normally .266
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Jump Starting .266
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If Your Engine Overheats . 269
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Low Oil Pressure Indicator . 271
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Charging System Indicator . 272
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Malf unction Indicator Lamp . 273
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Readiness Codes .274
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Brake System Indicator . 275
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Closing the Moonroof . 276
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Fuses .277
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Checking and Replacing . 278
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Emergency Towing .282
Taking Care of the Unexpected
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Turn the ignition switch to START
(III). If the headlights do not dim,
check the condition of the f uses. If
thefusesareOK,thereisproba-
bly something wrong with the
electrical circuit f or the ignition
switch or starter motor. You will
need a qualif ied technician to
determine the problem. (Seeon page .)
If the headlights dim noticeably or
go out when you try to start the
engine, either the battery is dis-
charged or the connections are
corroded. Check the condition of
the battery and terminal connec-
tions (see page ). You can
then try jump starting the car from
a booster battery (see page ).
When you turn the ignition switch to
START (III), you do not hear the
normal noise of the engine trying to
start. You may hear a clicking sound
or series of clicks, or nothing at all.
Check these things:
Check the transmission interlock.
The transmission must be in Park
orNeutralorthestarterwillnot
operate.
Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).
Turn on the headlights and check
their brightness. If the headlights
are very dim or don’t light at all,
the battery is discharged. See on page .
Diagnosing why your engine won’t
start f alls into two areas, depending
on what you hear when you turn the
key to START (III):
You hear nothing, or almost
nothing. The engine’s starter
motor does not operate at all, or
operates very slowly.
You can hear the starter motor
operating normally, or the starter
motor sounds like it is spinning
f aster than normal, but the engine
does not start up and run.
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Emergency T owing
Nothing Happens or the Starter
Motor Operates Very Slowly
Jump Starting
If Your Engine Won’t Start
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The under-hood f use box is located
in the back of the engine compart-
ment on the passenger’s side. To
open it, push the tabs as shown.
All the electrical circuits in your car
have fuses to protect them from a
short circuit or overload. These
f uses are located in three f use boxes.
Theinteriorfuseboxesarelocated
on each side of the dashboard. To
open an interior f use box, open the
car door. Pull the bottom of the
cover open, then take it out of its
side hinges by pulling it toward you.
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Turn the ignition switch to LOCK
(0). Make sure the headlights and
all other accessories are off.
Remove the cover f rom the f use
box.Check each of the large f uses in
the under-hood f use box by
looking through the top at the wire
inside. Removing these f uses
requires a Phillips-head screw-
driver.
Check the smaller f uses in the
under-hood f use box and all the
fuses in the interior fuse boxes by
pulling out each f use with the f use
puller provided in the under-hood
fuse box.
If something electrical in your car
stops working, the f irst thing you
should check f or is a blown f use.
Determine f rom the chart on pages
and , or the diagram on the
fuse box lid, which fuse or fuses
control that component. Check those
f uses f irst, but check all the f uses
bef ore deciding that a blown f use is
not the cause. Replace any blown
f uses and check the component’s
operation. 3.
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2. 4.
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Checking and Replacing Fuses
Fuses
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Look f or a burned wire inside the
f use. If it is burned, replace it with
oneof thesparefusesof thesame
rating or lower.If the replacement fuse of the
same rating blows in a short time,
there is probably a serious
electrical problem in your car.
Leave the blown fuse in that
circuit and have your car checked
by a qualif ied mechanic.
If you cannot drive the car without
f ixing the problem, and you do not
have a spare fuse, take a fuse of the
same rating or a lower rating f rom
one of the other circuits. Make sure
youcandowithoutthatcircuit
temporarily (such as the accessory
power socket or radio).
If you replace the blown f use with a
spare f use that has a lower rating, it
might blow out again. This does not
indicate anything wrong. Replace the
f use with one of the correct rating as
soon as you can.
If the radio f use is removed, the
audio system will disable itself . The
nexttimeyouturnontheradioyou
will see ‘‘Code’’ in the f requency
display. Use the Preset buttons to
enter the f ive-digit code (see page).
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Replacing a f use with one that has a
higher rating greatly increases the
chances of damaging the electrical
system. If you do not have a replace-
ment f use with the proper rating f or the
circuit, install one with a lower rating.

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No. Amps. Circuits Protected No.
Circuits Protected
Amps.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
15 A
30 A
15 A
120 A 20 A Lef t Headlight
Not Used
Right Headlight
ABS F/S
Stop
ACG
Spare Fuse
ABS Motor
Hazard
Battery
Cooling Fan 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Back Up, ACC
Power Window Motor
Spare Fuse
Power Seat
TCS
Heater Motor
Rear Defroster
IG1 Main
Small Light
Condenser Fan
30 A
40 A
40 A
20 A
40 A
40 A
50 A
15 A
20 A
Fuses
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 30 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
20 A
10 A
7.5 A 20 A
7.5 A
7.5 A 20 A
20 A
Fuel Pump
SRS
Heater Control, A/C Clutch
Relay, Cooling Fan Relay
R/C Mirror
Daytime Running Lights
ECU (ECM/PCM), Cruise
Control
SRS
ACC
Instrument Panel, Back-up
Lights
IG1 Turn Signals
IG1 Coil
Wiper, Washer
Starter Signal
15 A
10 A
7.5 A
7.5 A
7.5 A 15 A
7.5 A
7.5 A
7.5 A
7.5 A 15 A
30 A
7.5 A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
On Canadian models Moonroof
Left Power Seat Reclining
Heated Seat
Driver’s Power Seat
Assistant Power Seat
Right Seat Reclining
Rear Lef t Power Window
Front Right Power Window
ACC (Radio)
Navigation System, Daytime
Running Lights
Interior Light, Courtesy
Lights
Power Door Locks
Clock
ABS Motor Check
Driver’s Power Window
Rear Right Power Window
No. Amps.
Circuits Protected
Amps.
No. Circuits Protected
Fuses
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INTERIOR FUSE BOXES
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Driver’s Side
Passenger’s Side
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Specif ications
T echnical Inf ormation289
Tires Alignment Engine
Fuses Battery Lights 3.50 x 3.39 in (89.0 x 86.0 mm)
12 V 60 W (HB3)
12 V 24/2.2 CP
12 V 21 W
12 V 21/5 W
12 V 21 W
12 V 18 W
12 V 3 CP
12 V 7 W
12 V 5 W
12 V 2 CP
12 V 1.1 W
12 V 4 CP 195.8 cu-in (3,210 cm
)
9.8 : 1
0.00 in (0.0 mm)
0.08 in (2.0 mm) 0°
0°30’
3°00’
P205/60R16 91V
T135/80R16 101M
32 psi (220 kPa , 2.2 kgf/cm
)
60 psi (420 kPa , 4.2 kgf/cm)
Size
Pressure Toe-in
Camber
Caster Type
BorexStroke
Displacement
Compression ratio
Spark plugs Water cooled 4-stroke
SOHC VTEC 6-cylinder (V6), gasoline engine
Interior
Under-hood Capacity 12 V 65 AH/20 HR
Headlights
Front turn signal/Side marker/
Parking lights
Rear turn signal lights
Stop/Taillights
High-mount brake light
Back-up lights
License plate light
Ceiling light
Trunk light
Door courtesy lights
Vanity mirror lights
Spotlights
See page281or the fuse label
attached to the inside of the fuse
box door on each side of the
dashboard.
See page 280or the fuse box
cover. See spark plug maintenance
section page
223.
Front
Rear
Front
Rear
Front
Front/Rear
Spare
Front/Rear
Spare
(High beam)
Low beam headlight bulbs are a type of high voltage discharge tube.