Modern vehicles are more and more furnished with technology and although this brings us comfort, we unfortunately as well go through the down sides. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Bmw Serie 7, let alone going near the fuses on it. On this page, we will try to help you to solve your fuse complications and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Bmw Serie 7. To do this, first, we will see in which situations it may be important to change the car radio fuse of your Bmw Serie 7, then where is the car radio fuse of your Bmw Serie 7 .
Why change the car radio fuse on Bmw Serie 7?
So let’s start our content page on the location of the car radio fuse of your Bmw Serie 7 by the interest of changing it. You may feel 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 Bmw Serie 7 . 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 check that the filament is still intact. Generally speaking, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Bmw Serie 7 when it will no longer work for no apparent reason . If your battery is working effectively, it may be the fuse that is causing your problem.
Where is the head unit fuse on Bmw Serie 7?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Bmw Serie 7 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, based on the sort 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 Bmw Serie 7 can be discovered.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Bmw Serie 7
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If you still have the original head unit on your Bmw Serie 7, 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 instruction manual if you can’t find it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the procedure:
- Go through the instruction manual on the fuse box cover to find the fuse of the car radio of your Bmw Serie 7 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse carefully and check its status.
- If it is faulty, 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.
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Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different make on Bmw Serie 7
At last, we’ll see the circumstance of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to find the fuse of the car radio on Bmw Serie 7 in this scenario . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Bmw Serie 7 , 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 Bmw Serie 7, 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 Bmw Serie 7
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to change the fuse on your Bmw Serie 7
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You now know how to find your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Bmw Serie 7, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our articles dedicated to these fuses.
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