Modern cars are more and more equipped with technology and nevertheless this brings us comfort, we unfortunately also suffer the drawbacks. Most of us are not comfortable with anything electrical on our Volkswagen Polo 6, let alone going near the fuses on it. In this article, we will try to help you to solve your fuse problems and especially to find the car radio fuse on your Volkswagen Polo 6. To get this done, first, we will see in which situations it might be important to replace the motor vehicle radio fuse of your Volkswagen Polo 6, then where is the car radio fuse of your Volkswagen Polo 6 .

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Why replace the car radio fuse on Volkswagen Polo 6?

So let’s start our article on the location of the car radio fuse of your Volkswagen Polo 6 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 works as a safety device to prevent overvoltage on your Volkswagen Polo 6 . 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 verify them and confirm that the filament is still intact. Generally speaking, you will want to replace the fuse of the car radio of a Volkswagen Polo 6 when it will no longer work for no apparent explanation . If your battery is working properly, it might be the fuse that is leading to your issue.

Where is the head unit fuse on Volkswagen Polo 6?

We will now search for the fuse in the head unit of your Volkswagen Polo 6 . The fuse is generally a 15 amp fuse, blue in color. However, according to the kind of car radio you have it can be in two different spots. 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 Volkswagen Polo 6 can be located.

Setting the fuse of the original car radio to Volkswagen Polo 6

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If you still have the original head unit on your Volkswagen Polo 6, 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 consult 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 Polo 6 , it should be noted as “radio” or “sound system”
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  • Take out the car radio fuse attentively and verify 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 trigger 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 Volkswagen Polo 6

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 Volkswagen Polo 6 in this situation . Here are the different steps you have to follow to access this fuse:

  • Take out the car radio from your Volkswagen Polo 6 , 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 Polo 6, 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 Polo 6
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  • It’s a clear glass fuse, so now you’ll be able to replace the fuse on your Volkswagen Polo 6

You now know how to locate your car radio fuse , if you are in search of other fuses like the starter fuse on Volkswagen Polo 6, or the horn fuse, don’t hesitate to consult our articles dedicated to these fuses.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Polo 6, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Polo 6 category.