Modern cars are more and more built with technology and although this brings us comfort, we unfortunately also go through the down sides. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Mini Mini 3, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this post, we will try to help you to fix your fuse complications and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your Mini Mini 3. To do this, first, we will discover in which situations it might be relevant to change the car radio fuse of your Mini Mini 3, then where is the car radio fuse of your Mini Mini 3 .
Why change the car radio fuse on Mini Mini 3?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Mini Mini 3 by the interest of changing it. You may possibly feel like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is essential to know that a fuse acts as a security device to prevent overvoltage on your Mini Mini 3 . 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 verify them and confirm that the filament is still intact. Generally speaking, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Mini Mini 3 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 Mini Mini 3?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Mini Mini 3 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, according to the type of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. It is generally 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 Mini Mini 3 can be located.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Mini Mini 3
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If you still have the original head unit on your Mini Mini 3, 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 vehicle manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the process:
- Go through the manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Mini Mini 3 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse carefully and verify its status.
- If it is faulty, change it with a new fuse , otherwise take your vehicle to your technician so that he can have a closer look at the trigger of your issue.
- 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 produce on Mini Mini 3
At last, we’ll discover the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Mini Mini 3 in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Mini Mini 3 , 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 Mini Mini 3, 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 Mini Mini 3
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll have the ability to change the fuse on your Mini Mini 3
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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 Mini Mini 3, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our web content dedicated to these fuses.
If you wish more guides on the Mini Mini 3, go to our Mini Mini 3 category.
