Modern cars are more and more furnished with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we unfortunately as well suffer the cons. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Kia Xceed, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this post, we will try to help you to fix your fuse problems and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Kia Xceed. To do this, first, we will see in which situations it might be important to replace the car radio fuse of your Kia Xceed, then where is the car radio fuse of your Kia Xceed .
Why replace the car radio fuse on Kia Xceed?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Kia Xceed by the benefit of changing it. You may feel like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is essential to know that a fuse works as a security device to prevent overvoltage on your Kia Xceed . 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 validate that the filament is still intact. In general, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Kia Xceed when it will no longer work for no apparent reason . If your battery is working properly, it might be the fuse that is leading to your issue.
Where is the head unit fuse on Kia Xceed?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Kia Xceed . 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 spots. It is 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 Kia Xceed can be found.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Kia Xceed
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If you still have the original head unit on your Kia Xceed, your fuse should be in the interior fuse box of your automobile . 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:
- Go through the owners manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Kia Xceed , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse carefully and check its status.
- If it is defective, replace it with a new fuse , otherwise take your vehicle to your auto technician so that he can have a closer look at the trigger 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 Kia Xceed
Finally, we’ll see the circumstance of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Kia Xceed in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Kia Xceed , in most cases 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 Kia Xceed, 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 Kia Xceed
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Kia Xceed
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You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Kia Xceed, or the horn fuse, don’t think twice to consult our articles dedicated to these fuses.
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