Modern vehicles are more and more furnished with technology and although this brings us comfort, we regrettably as well suffer the down sides. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Audi S3, 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 S3. To do this, first, we will find out in which situations it may be important to replace the car radio fuse of your Audi S3, then where is the car radio fuse of your Audi S3 .

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Why replace the car radio fuse on Audi S3?

So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Audi S3 by the interest of changing it. You may experience like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is important to know that a fuse works as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Audi S3 . 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 verify them and check that the filament is still intact. Generally, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Audi S3 when it will no longer work for no apparent reason . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is producing your issue.

Where is the head unit fuse on Audi S3?

We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Audi S3 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, dependent on the kind of car radio you have it can be in two different places. It is often connected to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will find out the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your Audi S3 can be discovered.

Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Audi S3

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If you still have the original head unit on your Audi S3, your fuse should be in the interior fuse box of your vehicle . It should be behind a plastic cover near your driver’s seat. Please seek advice from your car manual if you can’t find it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the process:

  • Read the manual on the fuse box cover to find the fuse of the car radio of your Audi S3 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
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  • Remove the car radio fuse carefully and verify its status.
  • If it is faulty, replace it with a new fuse , in any other case take your car to your auto mechanic so that he can have a closer look at the cause of your issue.
  • After you replace the car radio fuse, reassemble and test your car radio.

Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different produce on Audi S3

Finally, we’ll find out the circumstance of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to find the fuse of the car radio on Audi S3 in this scenario . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:

  • Remove the car radio from your Audi S3 , 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 Audi S3, you should see on the power supply wires a single black fuse box, open it, it is in it that you will find the fuse of the car radio of your Audi S3
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  • It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Audi S3

You now know how to find your car radio fuse , if you are looking for other fuses like the starter fuse on Audi S3, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our content articles dedicated to these fuses.

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