Modern cars are more and more equipped with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we regrettably as well undergo the disadvantages. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Mazda Mx5, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this article, we will try to help you to fix your fuse complications and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Mazda Mx5. To achieve this, first, we will find out in which situations it may be important to replace the car radio fuse of your Mazda Mx5, then where is the car radio fuse of your Mazda Mx5 .
Why replace the car radio fuse on Mazda Mx5?
So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Mazda Mx5 by the interest of changing it. You may possibly experience like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is important to know that a fuse functions as a security device to prevent overvoltage on your Mazda Mx5 . 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 confirm that the filament is still intact. Generally speaking, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Mazda Mx5 when it will no longer work for no apparent cause . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is producing your problem.
Where is the head unit fuse on Mazda Mx5?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Mazda Mx5 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, dependent on the type 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 find out the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your Mazda Mx5 can be identified.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Mazda Mx5
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If you still have the original head unit on your Mazda Mx5, 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 seek advice from your vehicle manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to stick to for the rest of the process:
- Read the manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Mazda Mx5 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse carefully and verify its status.
- If it is defective, replace it with a new fuse , otherwise take your vehicle to your auto mechanic so that he can have a closer look at the trigger of your problem.
- 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 Mazda Mx5
At last, we’ll find out the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Mazda Mx5 in this scenario . Here are the different steps you have to stick to to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Mazda Mx5 , in most cases you’ll have to use a punch to unlock the brackets on all four corners of the radio.
- Behind the car radio of your Mazda Mx5, 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 Mazda Mx5
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Mazda Mx5
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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 Mazda Mx5, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our articles dedicated to these fuses.
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