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Fuses and bulbs
Electrical
fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through .
Fig. 162
Driver's s ide of the cockpit: fold ing the storage
compartme nt down
Fig. 16 3
Engine compar t men t : removing the fuse pane l
cover
The fuses ar e located in the driver 's side foot well
be hind the storage compartment
and in t he en -
g ine compartment .
Preparations
.. Switch the ign ition and all e lectr ica l equi pment
off.
.. Check the following t able to s ee which fuse be -
longs to the equ ipment .
Fuses behind the storage compartment
.. Open the storage compartmen t.
.. Press t he left and righ t re t ainers inwar d an d
fold the compartment
all t he way dow n
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Fuses in the engine compartment
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Open the hood
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Fuses and bulbs
.. To re lease the fuse panel cove r, slide both slid-
ing retainers at the left and right forward
¢ fig. 163 .
.. Remove the fuse pane l cover.
Replacing fuses
The clamp is loca t ed below the fuses beh ind the
storage compartment
(driver's side) .
.. Fold t his compa rtme nt all the way down a nd
remove t he cla mp from t he ho lder .
.. Remove the colored plas t ic clip from t he fuse
pane l, if necessary . You can d ispose of the plas-
tic clip .
.. Remove the fuse using the clamp .
.. Replace the blown fuse on ly with an identical
new one .
.. Insta ll the cover.
Fuse color identifi cation
Color
Current rating
in amps
Black
1
Purple
3
Light brown
5
Brown
7.5
Red
10
Blue
15
Yellow
20
White or transpa rent
25
Green
30
Orange
40
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WARNING
Do not repair fuses and neve r rep lace a blown
fuse wit h one that has a hig her amp rat ing .
This can cause damage t o the e lectr ica l sys-
tem and a fir e .
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Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have insta lled it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as poss ible by an author ized
Audi dealer or aut ho rized Aud i Service Fac ili-
ty.
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