2004 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF PLUS fuses

Fuses
Introduction
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Due to ongoing development of the ve hicl e, ment -d ependent allocation of fuse s an d th e bin ed fuse prote ction of multiple load s us ing one fuse, an up-to-date overview of th e fuse location per lo ad is no t pos sible at the time of printing. taile d info rma tion regarding fuse bo x layout is
availabl e from authori zed dea ler s Faciliti es.
In gen eral , one fuse ca n prot ect severa l l oad s. load can a ls o be protected by s evera l fuses.
R eplac e
fuses only if the ca use of th e malfuncti on
wa s corr ected. a newly re pla ced fuse blow s aga in
aft er a short time, th e ele ctri cal sys te m should be
c he cke d b y
an authorized deale r or an au thorize d Facility .
More information:
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High voltage systems in the engine
Never touch ignition cables. Never touch other components of the hi gh voltag e elec tronic
ignition syste m.
Practi cal tips
Avoid short circuits in the electrical system.
tion in tJ1e circuit can cause fires and serious
Neve r replace a fuse with one that has a
higher amp ratin g. Replace a blown fuse only
with a fus e of the same amperage (same color and same imprint) and same overall size.
Never repair fuses.
Never
Note ---To help prevent damage to ele ctr ica l
system, swit ch off all lights and accessories,
switch off the ignition , and remove the key from the ign ition switch befo re replacing a fuse.
If a fuse is replaced with a fuse with higher
electrical system.
A sin gle load (a s ingle electr ical componen t) ma y be prot ected several fuses.
fuse m ay prote ct sev era l loads (several e le ctri ca l compone nts).
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Fuses in the
the driver sid e i n the instr ument panel:
F use box cover .
first read and note the introductory info rma tion and heed th e on page341.
Replac e a blown fuse onl y with a fuse of th e same amperage (same color and same imprint) and same overall size .
Fuse color coding
Color Current strengt11 in amps
3
Ligh t brown
5
Brown 7,5
Red
or clea r
25
Gr een
Ins ert a flat object, su ch a scre wdri ver from the ve hicle tool kit, into th e
the engi ne comportment: Fuse box cover .
page 242.
Slide the rel ease butt ons fo rwa rd in th e dir ec­tion of th e arrow to unlo ck th e fuse box cov er
Remove the cover upward.
To in stall p lace the cove r o n th e fuse box . S lid e
r e lease buttons back oppos ite the directio n of th e
arrow , unti l they audibly lat ch.
Note
To help prevent vehicl e damage, be careful when removing fuse box covers and be sure to re­install them properly.
The vehicle contains other fuses in addition to th os e m en tioned in this chapter. ave
these fus e s rep laced by an authorized Volkswage n
dea ler or an authorized Volk sw agen Service Fac ilir y.

Replacing blown fuses
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Fig . of a blown fuse.
Please first read and not e th e int roductory info rmatio n and h eed on page341.
Pr eparations
consum ers.
th e appro pr ia te f use page 342.
Identifying blown fuses
A blown fuse can be recogni ze d b y th e burned metal fig.
nas h light on th e fuse. Thi s make s it easie r
t o reco gnize a blown fuse.
Replacing the fu se
n eeded, re m ove th e plas tic tweezers from th e
f u se b ox cover.
Practi cal ti ps
F ig. 19 1 Removing or in sert ing a fuse .
For fuses, slide fig. 191
For larger fuses, slid e clamp onto th e fuse from the sid e
out the blown fuse.
th e fuse is blown, rep lace th e fuse w ith a new
f use o f th e same amperage (sam e co lor and sa me imprint) and same ove rall
H ep lace the cover.
Note
a fuse is rep laced with a fuse with higher am­p erage, then d amage can occur at va rious places in th e electric al sys te m .
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