Modern cars are more and more built with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we regrettably also suffer the disadvantages. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Volkswagen Atlas, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this article, we will try to help you to solve your fuse complications and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Volkswagen Atlas. To get this done, first, we will see in which situations it may be relevant to change the car radio fuse of your Volkswagen Atlas, then where is the car radio fuse of your Volkswagen Atlas .
Why change the car radio fuse on Volkswagen Atlas?
So let’s start our content on the location of the car radio fuse of your Volkswagen Atlas by the benefit of changing it. You might feel like your fuse is blown but you’re not sure. It is essential to know that a fuse functions as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Volkswagen Atlas . 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 check them and verify that the filament is still intact. Generally, you will want to change the fuse of the car radio of a Volkswagen Atlas when it will no longer work for no apparent reason . If your battery is working properly, it may be the fuse that is causing your problem.
Where is the head unit fuse on Volkswagen Atlas?
We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Volkswagen Atlas . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, according to the sort of car radio you have it can be in two different places. It is generally 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 Volkswagen Atlas can be found.
Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Volkswagen Atlas
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If you still have the original head unit on your Volkswagen Atlas, 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 process:
- Read the instruction manual on the fuse box cover to locate the fuse of the car radio of your Volkswagen Atlas , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
- Remove the car radio fuse carefully and check its status.
- If it is defective, change 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 problem.
- 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 make on Volkswagen Atlas
Finally, we’ll see the case of a car radio bought in the shops, and how to locate the fuse of the car radio on Volkswagen Atlas in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:
- Remove the car radio from your Volkswagen Atlas , 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 Volkswagen Atlas, 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 Volkswagen Atlas
- It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to change the fuse on your Volkswagen Atlas
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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 Volkswagen Atlas, or the horn fuse, don’t think twice to seek advice from our articles dedicated to these fuses.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Atlas, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Atlas category.
