224 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing a fuse
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through .
Fig . 169 Stee ring co lu m n area: Fold ing down cover
Fig . 170 Left side o f the engi ne compa rt me nt: Re leas·
i n g cove r
The fuses a re located behind the cover in the
driver's footwell and in the engine compart ment.
Preparations
• Switch off t he ignition and the fai le d elec tri
ca l equ ipme nt.
• Refer to the fo llowing tab les to ident ify the
fuse for t he failed component.
Fuses in the interior
• Open the storage compartmen t.
• Press the retainers on both s ides inwar ds
and fold the sto rage compartment a ll the
way down
q fig. 169.
Fuses in engine compartment
• Open the engine hood q page 179.
• Re lease the fuse cove r by sliding the two
tabs (left and right) fo rwards
Q fig. 170 .
• Take off the fuse cover .
Replacing a fuse
There is a clip underneath th e fuses behind
the sto rage compa rtme nt on the driver's side.
• Fold the storage compartment all the way
down and take the clip o ut of its mounting .
• Use the clip to pull out the fuse and rep lace
t he blown fu se wi th a f use of the same ra t
ing .
_& WARNING ~ -
Do not repair fuses and never re place a
b lown f use with one that has a hig her am p
rat ing . This can ca use damage to the elec
tr ica l system and a fire .
(D Note
If a new fuse burns ou t again after short ly
have you have insta lled it, have the e lectri
ca l system chec ked by yo ur autho rize d
A udi dealer .
(@ Tips
-The followi ng table does not list fuse lo
cat ions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
optio nal or only available on certain
mode l configurations.
Interior fuse assignment
The fuse number is given on the plastic be
neath o r above the co rrespond ing fuse .
No. Consumer Amps
3 Interior lights s
7 Stee ring lock 7
,S
8
"Keyless go" and "keyless en-
7,5
t ry" control un it
9
Airbag control unit, A IRBAG
5
OFF ind icator lamp
1 0 quatt ro cont ro l unit 10
1 2
Automat ic transmiss ion s
