2003 PONTIAC VIBE fuse

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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 ªServicing
Your Air Bag
-Equipped Vehicleº in the Index.
Headlamps Wiring
The headlamp wiring is protected by a circuit breaker.
An electrical overload will cause the lamps to go on and
off, or in some cases to remain off. If this happens, have
your headlamp wiring checked right away.
Windshield Wipers Fuses
The windshield wiper motor is protected by a circuit
breaker and a fuse. If the motor overheats due to heavy
snow or ice, the wiper will stop until the motor cools. If
the overload is caused by some electrical problem, and
not snow or ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Power Windows and Other Power Options
Circuit breakers protect the power windows and other
power accessories. When the current load is too heavy,
the circuit breaker opens and closes, protecting the
circuit until the problem is fixed or goes away.

6-72 Fuses and Circuit Breakers
The wiring circuits in your vehicle are protected from
short circuits by fuses, circuit breakers and fusible
thermal links in the wiring itself. This greatly reduces
the chance of fires caused by electrical problems.
Look at the silver
-colored 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 air conditioner
-- and use its fuse, if it is of the
value you need. Replace it as soon as you can.
Before replacing a fuse, turn every electrical switch off.Instrument Panel Fuse BlockThe instrument panel fuse block is located underneath
the instrument panel on the driver's side of the vehicle.

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Fuse Usage
TAIL Front Parking Lamps, Taillamps,
License Plate Lamps, Instrument
Panel Lights, Engine Control
System
OBD On
-Board Diagnostic System
WIPER Windshield Wipers
AM2 Charging System, Air Bag System,
Starter System, Engine Control
STOP Stop Lamps, CHMSL, Engine
Control System, Anti
-lock Brakes,
Cruise Control
DOOR Power Door Locks, Liftglass Lock
AM1 Cigarette Lighter, Gauge,
ECU
-IG, Wiper, Rear Wiper,
Washer Fuses
ECU
-IG Cruise Control, Anti-Lock Brakes,
Theft Deterrent System,
Automatic Transaxle Control
System, Electric Cooling FanFuse Usage
RR WIPER Rear Window Wiper, Rear
Window Defogger
A/C Air Conditioning
INV Power Outlets
P/POINT Power Outlets
ECU
-B Daytime Running Lamps
CIG Cigarette Lighter, Power Rearview
Mirrors, Power Outlets, Audio
System, Automatic Transaxle
Control System
GAUGE Gauges and Meters, Back
-Up
Lamps, Charging System, Power
Door Locks, Power Windows,
Sunroof, Air Conditioning,
Cruise Control
WASHER Windshield Washers
*1 Engine Control System

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Engine Compartment Fuse Block
This engine compartment fuse block is located in the
engine compartment on the driver's side of the vehicle
near the air cleaner. See ªEngine Compartment
Overviewº in the Index for more information on
location.Fuse/Relay Usage
HEAD MAIN Right Headlamp,
Left Headlamp Fuses
ALT
-S Charging System
EFI Electronic Fuel Injection System
HAZARD Turn Signal Lamps,
Emergency Flasher
HORN Horn
DOME Interior Lights, Gauges and
Meters, Audio System, Remote
Keyless Entry System
MAIN Starter System, AM2 Fuse
AMP Audio Amplifiers
MAYDAY Not Used

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Fuse/Relay Usage
DIMMER Headlamp Dimmer (Relay)
SPARE Spare Fuse
SPARE Spare Fuse
SPARE Spare Fuse
HORN Horn
FAN NO. 2 Cooling Fan System (Relay)
FAN NO. 1 Cooling Fan System (Relay)
ABS NO. 2 Anti
-lock Brake System
RDI FAN Electronic Cooling Fan SystemFuse/Relay Usage
ABS NO. 1 Anti
-lock Brake System
ALT Charging System, DEFOG,
HEATER, GAUGE, ECU
-IG,
WIPER, RR WIP, WASHER, ABS
NO. 1, ABS NO. 2, RDI FAN,
FOG, GAUGE, INV, AM1 Fuses
HEAD RH Right
-hand Headlamp
HEAD LH Left
-hand Headlamp
EFI Electronic Fuel Injection
System (Relay)
FOG Front Fog Lamps