Fuses And Circuit Breaker - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

FUSES
AND
CIRcuiT BREAKER
The
Wtn ng
circuits
i~ ' Y_ ~ ~
"Whicle
ar~ ~otectecfrom
circuit overload
by _ .
combioatioo of
fuseS.clrcul~
breakers, and fmible thermal
li nk wiring: This
greatly reduces
the hau rd o
f electrically caused fires in the vehicle. The fuse
jUlJction' blO!=k Is
t~at~'~
o nder the left side of the instrument panel.
The headlight iNlring,isprote' c ted by_ 8 circuit breaker in the light switCh," An
electrical overload '!'IiII cause ttie lights to
go
on and off, or In some cases to
remain off. If this happens. have You r headlight wiring checked right away.
Besides a fuse,
the
windshield w iper motor
r..
also . protected by "a circuit
breake~.
It
the.motor
overheats. due to overloading caused by
heavy:$n()W,
etc., the wiper
will remain
.stopped until the motor cools.
B ,
sure to have the
cause of the overloading corrected.
AJSO.
a circuit
breake' r , on
the
luse panel, protectS
the power window, 'power
seat. and
other
clrclrits w hen vehicle is
so
equipped. Where currentload is
too heavy,
the
circuit -breaker Intermittently opens and closes, protecting the
ci rcuit until the
caus~ ls
found and eliminated. ' '. .
,Oock, .
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