Modern vehicles are more and more built with technology and although this brings us comfort, we regrettably also undergo the cons. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Nissan Xterra, 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 Nissan Xterra. To achieve this, first, we will see in which situations it may be relevant to change the car radio fuse of your Nissan Xterra, then where is the car radio fuse of your Nissan Xterra .
Why change the car radio fuse on Nissan Xterra?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Nissan Xterra by the interest of changing it. You may experience like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is essential to know that a fuse acts as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Nissan Xterra . 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 check that the filament is still intact. In general, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Nissan Xterra 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 issue.
Where is the head unit fuse on Nissan Xterra?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Nissan Xterra . 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 places. It is often connected to the 12-volt sockets on your centre console. We will see the two places where the fuse of the car radio of your Nissan Xterra can be found.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Nissan Xterra
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If you still have the original head unit on your Nissan Xterra, 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 instruction manual if you can’t find it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the procedure:
- Read the instruction manual on the fuse box cover to find the fuse of the car radio of your Nissan Xterra , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Take out the car radio fuse cautiously and verify its status.
- If it is faulty, change it with a new fuse , in any other case take your vehicle to your technician 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 Nissan Xterra
At last, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to find the fuse of the car radio on Nissan Xterra in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Take out the car radio from your Nissan Xterra , 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 Nissan Xterra, 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 Nissan Xterra
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to change the fuse on your Nissan Xterra
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You now know how to find your car radio fuse , if you are looking for other fuses like the starter fuse on Nissan Xterra, or the horn fuse, don’t think twice to consult our articles dedicated to these fuses.
If you need more tutorials on the Nissan Xterra, go to our Nissan Xterra category.
