volkswagen — Changing blown fuses

– Lift off the cover. Colour coding of fuses – Place the cover on the fuse box, and press the cover down until the cover audibly engages in- to position on both sides.  Fuse (ATO/MINI/MAXI ® or MAXI+ ® ) Amp rating 1 A 3 A 5 A 7.5 A 10 A 15 A 20 A 25 A 30 A 40 A Colour Black Purple Orange Brown Red Blue Yellow White or clear Green Light green Changing blown fuses  Please refer to and at the start of the chapter on page 156. Blue Pink green Red Yellow Fuse (JCASE) 20 A 30 A 40 A 50 A 60 A Preparation – Switch off the ignition, the lights and all elec- trical consumers. Fig. 126 Blown fuse:  a flat blade fuse,  a car- tridge fuse – Open the corresponding fuse box.

→ page 157 Detecting a blown fuse – The blown fuse can be found by using a flash light. – Flat blade fuse (ATO ®, MINI ®, MAXI ® / MAXI+ ® ) can be identified by looking at the fused state of the metal on the top and side of the trans- parent housing in which it is encased. → Fig. 126  – Cartridge fuse (JCASE ® ) can be viewed through the top of the transparent housing to see if it is blown. → Fig. 126  Fig. 127 Plastic grippers for pulling out and insert- ing a fuse:  a flat blade fuse,  a cartridge fuse Changing fuses – Opening the fuse box cover in the engine com- partment. → page 157Prepare a plastic gripper or similar tool 1) .

Fuse types – Standard flat blade fuse (ATO ® ) – Adjust the plastic gripper to the position that fit → Fig. 127  1 or → Fig. 127  1, depend- ing on the fuse type, and clamp the fuse from the side. – Small flat blade fuse (MINI ® ) – Large Plug-in fuse (MAXI ® or MAXI+ ® ) – Cartridge fuse (JCASE ® ) – Pulling out the fuse.  1) To be purchased by user. Owner's manual 158