Modern cars are more and more built with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we sadly as well go through the disadvantages. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Alfa Romeo 156, let alone going near the fuses on it. On this page, we will try to help you to solve your fuse problems and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your Alfa Romeo 156. To get this done, first, we will see in which situations it may be relevant to replace the car radio fuse of your Alfa Romeo 156, then where is the car radio fuse of your Alfa Romeo 156 .
Why replace the car radio fuse on Alfa Romeo 156?
So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Alfa Romeo 156 by the interest of changing it. You might experience like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is important to know that a fuse works as a security device to prevent overvoltage on your Alfa Romeo 156 . It will be a resistor, of a filament, more or less thick, which will let pass a certain tension and which will break if the tension is too strong. Hence the fact that they are transparent, you can check them and confirm that the filament is still intact. Generally, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Alfa Romeo 156 when it will no longer work for no apparent cause . If your battery is working effectively, it may be the fuse that is causing your problem.
Where is the head unit fuse on Alfa Romeo 156?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Alfa Romeo 156 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, based on the type of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. It is often connected to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will see the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your Alfa Romeo 156 can be identified.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Alfa Romeo 156
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If you still have the original head unit on your Alfa Romeo 156, your fuse should be in the interior fuse box of your car . It should be behind a plastic cover near your driver’s seat. Please consult your car owners manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the procedure:
- Read the owners manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Alfa Romeo 156 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Remove the car radio fuse carefully and check its status.
- If it is defective, change it with a new fuse , in any other case take your car to your auto technician so that he can have a closer look at the trigger of your problem.
- After you replace the car radio fuse, reassemble and test your car radio.
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Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different produce on Alfa Romeo 156
Finally, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Alfa Romeo 156 in this scenario . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Remove the car radio from your Alfa Romeo 156 , usually you’ll have to use a punch to unlock the brackets on all four corners of the radio.
- Behind the car radio of your Alfa Romeo 156, you should see on the power supply wires a single black fuse box, open it, it is in it that you will locate the fuse of the car radio of your Alfa Romeo 156
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll have the ability to replace the fuse on your Alfa Romeo 156
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You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are looking for other fuses like the starter fuse on Alfa Romeo 156, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles dedicated to these fuses.
If you wish more tutorials on the Alfa Romeo 156, go to our Alfa Romeo 156 category.
