Fuses - Volvo S40 Owner's Manual

09 Maintenance and service

Fuses

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General
All electrical functions and components are
fused to protect the car's electrical system
from damage by short circuiting and overload-
ing.
The fuses are in two different locations in the
car:
•
Relay/Fuse box in the engine compart-
ment.
•
Relay/Fuse box in the passenger compart-
ment.
Changing
If an electrical component or function does not
work, it may be because the component's fuse
was temporarily overloaded and blew.
1. Look in the fuse diagram to locate the fuse.
2. Pull out the fuse and check from the side
to see whether the curved wire has blown.
3. If this is the case, replace it with a new fuse
of the same colour and amperage.
Each fuse box has space for several spare
fuses. If the same fuse fails repeatedly then
there is a fault in the component. In which case,
Volvo recommends that you visit an authorised
Volvo workshop for this to be checked.
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WARNING
Never use a foreign object, or a fuse with an
amperage higher than that specified when
replacing a fuse. This could cause signifi-
cant damage to the electrical system and
possibly lead to fire.