Replacing blown fuses
Fig. 166 Blown fuse: A: Blade fuse. B: Cartridge fuse.
Fig. 167 Removing or installing a blade fuse with the plastic tweezers: A: MINI. B: ATO.
¤Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
Preparations
x Switch off the headlights, the ignition, and all electrical consumers.
x Open the appropriate fuse box, Fuses in the vehicle.
Identifying a blown fuse
x Shine a flashlight on the fuse. This makes it easier to tell if the fuse has blown.
x A blown blade fuse (ATO, MINI) has metal strips that have burned through, which you can see
through the transparent housing from above and from the side ⇒
fig. 166 A.
x A blown cartridge fuse (JCASE) has metal strips that have burned through, which you can see
through the transparent housing from above B.
Replacing a fuse
There are plastic tweezers for removing blade fuses on the inside of the fuse box cover in the
instrument panel.
x Open the cover on the instrument panel fuse box ⇒ page 364, Fuses in the vehicle and remove the
plastic tweezers.
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