Modern vehicles are more and more equipped 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 GMC Sierra, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this article, we will try to help you to fix your fuse problems and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your GMC Sierra. To achieve this, first, we will see in which situations it may be important to replace the car radio fuse of your GMC Sierra, then where is the car radio fuse of your GMC Sierra .
Why replace the car radio fuse on GMC Sierra?
So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your GMC Sierra 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 works as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your GMC Sierra . 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 replace the fuse of the car radio of a GMC Sierra when it will no longer work for no apparent explanation . If your battery is working effectively, it may be the fuse that is leading to your issue.
Where is the head unit fuse on GMC Sierra?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your GMC Sierra . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, dependent on the type of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. It is quite often linked to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will see the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your GMC Sierra can be determined.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to GMC Sierra
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If you still have the original head unit on your GMC Sierra, 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 instruction manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the process:
- Browse the instruction manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your GMC Sierra , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Remove the car radio fuse cautiously and check its status.
- If it is faulty, change it with a new fuse , in any other case take your car 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 produce on GMC Sierra
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 GMC Sierra in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Remove the car radio from your GMC Sierra , 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 GMC Sierra, 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 GMC Sierra
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your GMC Sierra
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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 GMC Sierra, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our articles dedicated to these fuses.
If you wish more guides on the GMC Sierra, go to our GMC Sierra category.
