mike opalisky

where is the location of that fuse

Rudeney

Ah, just replied to your post about the steering column - read that! I am betting the problem is not the fuse (there's not one for the cigarette lighter anyhow).

turrell395

The fuse for the cigarette lighter on my 2007 E320 is under the hood drivers side, right up by the wind screen. its a 15 amp fuse and the fuse box is not easy to open. You first have to take of a cover that is over the brake master cylinder.

turrell395

The fuse for the cigarette lighter in my 2001 E320 is under the hood drivers side. up by the window screen The fuse box is under a cover that is over the brake master cylinder. The fuse box in not mentioned in the car manual!

Rudeney

The W211 an R230 do not share the same fuse panels. Here are the fuse panel and relay diagrams for the R230:

http://benzbits.com/R230/Fuses/

bobterry99

The 30A fuse for the cigarette lighter is in the rear fuse box.

Rudeney

I am assuming that's only the case for the pre-lat model facelift. That fuse diagram I posted was for post-facelift and there is no fuse for the lighter socket.

bobterry99

There is a fuse, and it is f61. On your fuse diagram it is described as "Circuit 15R/30 cutoff relay (K75)". The fuse powers the lighter and the trunk-mounted auxiliary power outlet through the normally-closed contacts of K75.

Rudeney

Is that relay just for those sockets, or is it for all 15R/30 circuits?

bobterry99

For '07 and older there are just those two sockets powered through the relay and fuse 61. Later years may have added a component -- I don't know, since I have no schematics beyond '07.

Incidentally, the K75 relay has two sets of contacts. As noted one is wired to fuse 61 and powers the sockets. The other is wired to fuse 11 and powers nothing. Fuse 61 is on circuit 15, and fuse 11 is on 15R.

Neurobit

Thanks