cig lighters not working?
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The cig lighter under my glovebox and the one in the ashtray by the shifter both do not work. I checked all fuses, and they are fine. i verified that both sockets were dead with my cell charger cord and then with a multi meter.
Any ideas what could be wrong? Do these have to be "coded" on for some reason? The ones in the back seat work just fine.
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Any ideas what could be wrong? Do these have to be "coded" on for some reason? The ones in the back seat work just fine.
Thanks
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They visually looked fine, but I did not check for continuity across each.
Do you know which fuse the cig lighters are on? The little diagram in the trunk wasn't much help, so I had to pull and check (visually) each one and I'd rather not do it again.
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Do you know which fuse the cig lighters are on? The little diagram in the trunk wasn't much help, so I had to pull and check (visually) each one and I'd rather not do it again.
Thanks
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I was told by my indy mechanic that the fuse for the lighters (10 Amp) is not enough for the charging of cell phones, iPods, etc. He swapped it out for a 30 Amp fuse and I've been fine ever since. Even if it looks okay, if you can swap it for a 30 amp fuse.
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Interesting info. Thx!
still need to know which fuse they are on. Anybody?
still need to know which fuse they are on. Anybody?
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not on my car; my diagram is a bunch of pictograms that are impossible to decipher.
is that diagram from an 08 535? my trunk fuse arrangement is way different than what is shown above.