2001 HONDA S2000 fuse box

Fuse
s

Al l th e electrica l circuit s i n you r ca r
hav e fuse s t o protec t the m fro m a
shor t circui t o r overload . Thes e
fuse s ar e locate d in thre e fus e boxes .
The interio r fus e bo x i s underneat h
th e dashboar d o n th e driver' s side . Ther
e ar e tw o under-hoo d fus e
boxe s in th e engin e compartment .
Th e mai n fus e bo x is locate d o n th e
passenger' s sid e nea r th e battery . T o
ope n it , pus h th e tw o tab s a s shown .
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Fuse
s

Th e auxiliar y fus e bo x i s locate d o n
th e driver' s sid e nea r th e brak e flui d
reservoir . T o ope n it , pus h th e ta b o n
eac h sid e an d remov e th e lid . Checkin
g an d Replacin g Fuse s

I f somethin g electrica l i n you r ca r
stop s working , th e firs t thin g yo u
shoul d chec k fo r i s a blow n fuse .
Determin e fro m th e char t o n page s
23 7 an d 23 8 , o r th e diagra m on th e
fus e bo x lid , whic h fus e o r fuse s
contro l tha t component . Chec k thos e
fuse s first , bu t chec k al l th e fuse s
befor e decidin g tha t a blow n fus e is
no t th e cause . Replac e an y blow n
fuse s an d chec k th e component' s

operation .

1 . Tur n th e ignitio n switc h to LOC K
(0) . Mak e sur e th e headlight s an d
al l othe r accessorie s ar e off .
2 . Remov e th e cove r fro m th e fus e
box . 3
. Chec k eac h o f th e larg e fuse s in
th e under-hoo d fus e bo x b y
lookin g throug h th e to p a t th e wir e
inside . Removin g thes e fuse s
require s a Phillips-hea d screw -
driver .

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BLOW
N

Fuse
s

4 . Chec k th e smalle r fuse s b y pullin g
ou t th e fus e wit h th e fus e pulle r
provide d in th e interio r fus e box . 5
. Loo k fo r a burne d wir e insid e th e
fuse . I f i t i s burned , replac e it wit h
on e o f th e spar e fuse s o f th e sam e
ratin g o r lower .
I f yo u canno t driv e th e vehicl e
withou t fixin g th e problem , an d yo u
d o no t hav e a spar e fuse , tak e a fus e
o f th e sam e ratin g o r a lowe r ratin g
fro m on e o f th e othe r circuits . Mak e
sur e yo u ca n d o withou t tha t circui t
temporaril y (suc h a s th e accessor y
powe r socke t o r radio) . I
f yo u replac e th e blow n fus e wit h a
spar e fus e tha t ha s a lowe r rating , i t
migh t blo w ou t again . Thi s doe s no t
indicat e anythin g wrong . Replac e th e
fus e wit h on e o f th e correc t ratin g a s
soo n a s yo u can .

Replacing a fuse with one that has a
higher rating greatl y increases the
chances of damaging the electrical
system. If you do not have a replace-
ment fuse with the proper rating for the
circuit, install one with a lower rating.

6 . I f th e replacemen t fus e o f th e
sam e ratin g blow s i n a shor t time ,
ther e is probabl y a seriou s
electrica l proble m in you r car .
Leav e th e blow n fus e i n tha t
circui t an d hav e you r ca r checke d
b y a qualifie d mechanic .

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FUS
E PULLE R

BLOWN

NOTICE

Fuse
s

(AUXILIAR Y FUS E BOX )

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UNDER-HOO
D FUS E BOXE S
(MAI N FUS E BOX )