Electrical System; Electrical System Overload - Chevrolet Captiva Owner's Manual

9-36 Vehicle Care

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

OVERLOAD
The vehicle has fuses and circuit
breakers to protect against an electrical
system overload.
When the current electrical load is too
heavy, the circuit breaker opens and
closes, protecting the circuit until the
current load returns to normal or the
problem is fixed. This greatly reduces
the chance of circuit overload and fire
caused by electrical problems.
Fuses and circuit breakers protect
power devices in the vehicle.
Replace a bad fuse with a new one of the
identical size and rating.
If there is a problem on the road and a
fuse needs to be replaced, the same
amperage fuse can be borrowed.
Choose some feature of the vehicle that
is not needed to use and replace it as
soon as possible.
Headlamp Wiring
An electrical overload may cause the
lamps to go on and off, or in some cases
to remain off. Have the headlamp
wiring checked right away if the lamps
go on and off or remain off.
Windshield Wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windshield
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and will then restart.
Although the circuit is protected from
electrical overload, overload due to
heavy snow or ice may cause wiper
linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow from
the windshield before using the
windshield wipers.
If the overload is caused by an electrical
problem and not snow or ice, be sure to
get it fixed.