Fuses And Circuit Breakers - Chevrolet 2001 Prizm Owner's Manual

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.
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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
--
radio or air conditioner
value you need. Replace it as soon as you can.
Before replacing a fuse, turn every electrical switch off.
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and use its fuse, if it is of the
Instrument Panel Fuse Block (Driver's Side)
The fuse block is located below the dimmer switch,
behind the storage compartment cover.
To remove the storage compartment cover, do
the following:
1. Open the storage compartment door.
2. Lift the storage compartment door cover up.