I keep blowing a fuse!
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2003 C32 AMG
I keep blowing a fuse!
Well... I brought my car to the dealer the other day to get my radio reception loss fixed. Found out it was just a blown fuse and not a bad Antenna amplifier which also amplifies RF to the remote control.
But as you would know it. as soon as I get home from the dealer, the fuse blows. I try to replace the fuse, and bang , it pops again. I actually can't put a fuse in the slot without it blowing. I don't know what is up. the fuse for this is in the fuse box in the trunk.
Iam going to the dealer on tuesday again. THIS SUCKS. the car is 2months old!
But as you would know it. as soon as I get home from the dealer, the fuse blows. I try to replace the fuse, and bang , it pops again. I actually can't put a fuse in the slot without it blowing. I don't know what is up. the fuse for this is in the fuse box in the trunk.
Iam going to the dealer on tuesday again. THIS SUCKS. the car is 2months old!
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Originally posted by viper
When you turn it up full blast you draw more current and blow the fuse.
When you turn it up full blast you draw more current and blow the fuse.
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Originally posted by MarkL
If the fuse is used in radio reception and not power output, I doubt cranking it up has an effect -- need to know exactly what fuse he's talking about... (IMO) If it blows as soon as he puts in a new one, something else on that circuit is probably having a problem.
If the fuse is used in radio reception and not power output, I doubt cranking it up has an effect -- need to know exactly what fuse he's talking about... (IMO) If it blows as soon as he puts in a new one, something else on that circuit is probably having a problem.
Its the #8 fuse in the fuse block in the trunk. Everything else in the car seems work fine.
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Most likely it is a shorted out wire somewhere, one that has rubbed enough of the casing off it to just barely touch the grounded metal. This could be dificult to find, unless they do it the old fashioned way and put a bigger fuse in and then wait to see smoke or for the metal to get hot near the wire. Neither of which are a good idea to try.
