How Do You Replace An Electrical Fuse In A Car?
Fuses protect all the electrical devices in your car: In case of a power surge, a fuse will “blow” so that the extra electricity doesn’t reach the device. Replacing a fuse is easy, and you’ll feel good diagnosing and fixing something yourself. Turn off the car before beginning work. Look under your car’s dashboard, just below the driver’s left knee. Find the fuse box. It’s usually a small square or rectangular plastic box. There will be a cover that pops open, with perhaps a tab keeping it closed. It can be opened without any tools. Many cars have a second fuse box inside the engine compartment. If the fuse you’re looking to replace isn’t in the fuse box inside the car, check for a second fuse box. Remove the cover from the fuse box. The cover should contain a chart telling what each fuse controls, or there may be a clear plastic cover over the fuses that gives this information. Find the blown fuse. It will look like the filament in a burned-out lightbulb – the metal strip will be brok