Modern vehicles are more and more built with technology and although this brings us comfort, we unfortunately as well undergo the down sides. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Audi A7, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this post, we will try to help you to resolve your fuse complications and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your Audi A7. To get this done, first, we will see in which situations it may be important to change the car radio fuse of your Audi A7, then where is the car radio fuse of your Audi A7 .

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Why change the car radio fuse on Audi A7?

So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Audi A7 by the benefit of changing it. You might feel like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is necessary to know that a fuse acts as a security device to prevent overvoltage on your Audi A7 . It will be a resistor, of a filament, more or less thick, which will let complete 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 validate that the filament is still intact. In general, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Audi A7 when it will no longer work for no apparent cause . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is leading to your problem.

Where is the head unit fuse on Audi A7?

We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Audi A7 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, depending on the type of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. It is generally 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 Audi A7 can be located.

Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Audi A7

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If you still have the original head unit on your Audi A7, 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 vehicle owners manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the process:

  • Read the owners manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Audi A7 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
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  • Remove the car radio fuse attentively and check its status.
  • If it is defective, change it with a new fuse , otherwise take your vehicle to your mechanic so that he can have a closer look at the cause of your problem.
  • After you change the car radio fuse, reassemble and test your car radio.

Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different make on Audi A7

At last, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Audi A7 in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:

  • Remove the car radio from your Audi A7 , usually you’ll have to use a punch to unlock the brackets on all four corners of the radio.
  • At the rear of the car radio of your Audi A7, 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 Audi A7
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  • It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to change the fuse on your Audi A7

You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Audi A7, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our articles dedicated to these fuses.

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