Modern vehicles are more and more equipped with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we regrettably as well undergo the drawbacks. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our GMC Acadia, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this post, we will try to help you to solve your fuse problems and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your GMC Acadia. To achieve this, first, we will discover in which situations it might be important to replace the car radio fuse of your GMC Acadia, then where is the car radio fuse of your GMC Acadia .
Why replace the car radio fuse on GMC Acadia?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your GMC Acadia by the benefit of changing it. You might 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 GMC Acadia . 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. In general, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a GMC Acadia when it will no longer work for no apparent cause . If your battery is working effectively, it might be the fuse that is leading to your issue.
Where is the head unit fuse on GMC Acadia?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your GMC Acadia . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, depending on the type of car radio you have it can be in two different places. It is quite often linked to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will discover the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your GMC Acadia can be discovered.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to GMC Acadia
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If you still have the original head unit on your GMC Acadia, 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 manual if you can’t find it. Here are the steps to stick to for the rest of the procedure:
- Go through the manual on the fuse box cover to find the fuse of the car radio of your GMC Acadia , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse cautiously and check its status.
- If it is faulty, replace 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 issue.
- 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 make on GMC Acadia
At last, we’ll discover the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to find the fuse of the car radio on GMC Acadia in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to stick to to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your GMC Acadia , 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 GMC Acadia, 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 GMC Acadia
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll have the ability to replace the fuse on your GMC Acadia
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You now know how to find your car radio fuse , if you are looking for other fuses like the starter fuse on GMC Acadia, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles dedicated to these fuses.
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