Modern cars are more and more furnished with technology and although this brings us comfort, we sadly as well go through the cons. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Mini Mini, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this post, we will try to help you to solve your fuse complications and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your Mini Mini. To do this, first, we will see in which situations it might be relevant to change the motor vehicle radio fuse of your Mini Mini, then where is the car radio fuse of your Mini Mini .
Why change the car radio fuse on Mini Mini?
So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Mini Mini by the interest of changing it. You may experience 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 Mini Mini . 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, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Mini Mini 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 Mini Mini?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Mini Mini . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, based on the type of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. 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 Mini Mini can be found.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Mini Mini
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If you still have the original head unit on your Mini Mini, 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 seek advice from your vehicle manual if you can’t find it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the procedure:
- Read the manual on the fuse box cover to find the fuse of the car radio of your Mini Mini , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse carefully and check its status.
- If it is faulty, change 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 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
Finally, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to find the fuse of the car radio on Mini Mini in this scenario . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Mini Mini , generally you’ll have to use a punch to unlock the brackets on all four corners of the radio.
- Behind the car radio of your Mini Mini, 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 Mini Mini
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to change the fuse on your Mini Mini
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You now know how to find your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Mini Mini, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our articles dedicated to these fuses.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Mini Mini, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Mini category.