11-34Maintenance and service
Fuses
CAUTION
Never replace a fuse with one hav-ing a higher rating or with materialother than a fuse because seriousdamage or a fire could result.
The fuses are designed to melt during anoverload to prevent damage to the wiringharness and electrical equipment. Thefuses are located in two fuse boxes. Oneis located under the instrument panelbehind the fuse box cover on the driver’sseat side.
Open the lid that is located above thehood release knob and pull it toward youto remove it.
The other one is housed in the enginecompartment.
The spare fuses are stored in the mainfuse box cover in the engine compart-ment.
The fuse puller is stored in the main fusebox in the engine compartment.
1) Good2) Blown
If any lights, accessories or other electricalcontrols do not operate, inspect thecorresponding fuse. If a fuse has blown,replace it.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position and turn off all electrical acces-sories.
2. Remove the cover.
3. Determine which fuse may be blown.Look at the back side of each fuse boxcover and refer to“Fuses and circuits”F12-9.
4. Pull out the fuse with the fuse puller.
5. Inspect the fuse. If it has blown,replace it with a spare fuse of the samerating.
6. If the same fuse blows again, thisindicates that its system has a problem.Contact your SUBARU dealer for repairs.
Main fuse
Main fuse box
The main fuses are designed to meltduring an overload to prevent damage tothe wiring harness and electrical equip-ment. Check the main fuses if anyelectrical component fails to operate (ex-cept the starter motor) and other fuses aregood. A melted main fuse must bereplaced. Use only replacements with thesame specified rating as the melted mainfuse. If a main fuse blows after it isreplaced, have the electrical systemchecked by your nearest SUBARU dealer.
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