Modern vehicles are more and more built with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we unfortunately also suffer the drawbacks. Most of us are uncomfortable with anything electrical on our Peugeot 208, let alone going near the fuses on it. On this page, we will try to help you to solve your fuse problems and specifically to find the car radio fuse on your Peugeot 208. To achieve this, first, we will see in which situations it may be relevant to replace the car radio fuse of your Peugeot 208, then where is the car radio fuse of your Peugeot 208 .

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Why replace the car radio fuse on Peugeot 208?

So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Peugeot 208 by the benefit of changing it. You might experience like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is important to know that a fuse acts as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Peugeot 208 . 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 verify that the filament is still intact. In general, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Peugeot 208 when it will no longer work for no apparent explanation . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is leading to your issue.

Where is the head unit fuse on Peugeot 208?

We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Peugeot 208 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. Nevertheless, according to the sort of car radio you have it can be in two different locations. It is generally 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 Peugeot 208 can be discovered.

Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Peugeot 208

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If you still have the original head unit on your Peugeot 208, 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 car instruction manual if you can’t locate it. Here are the steps to follow for the rest of the procedure:

  • Read the instruction manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Peugeot 208 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
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  • Remove the car radio fuse carefully and verify its status.
  • If it is defective, replace it with a new fuse , otherwise take your car to your auto technician so that he can have a closer look at the cause of your issue.
  • After you replace the car radio fuse, reassemble and test your car radio.

Fuse replacement on a head unit of a different make on Peugeot 208

At last, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Peugeot 208 in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:

  • Remove the car radio from your Peugeot 208 , usually 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 Peugeot 208, 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 Peugeot 208
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  • It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Peugeot 208

You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Peugeot 208, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our web content dedicated to these fuses.

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