Fuse Block: Description and Operation

Fig.1 Fuseblock Module Location:

FUSE BLOCK
An electrical fuseblock module is mounted on the dash panel in the passenger compartment of the vehicle (Fig. 1). The fuseblock module serves to distribute electrical current to many of the accessory systems in the vehicle. The fuseblock module houses up to twenty blade-type mini fuses.

Fig.2 Fuseblock Label:

Fig.3 Fuseblock Label Location:

The molded plastic fuseblock module housing has an integral mounting bracket that is secured with two screws to a bracket welded on the dash panel just above the heater and air conditioner housing. The glove box is rolled down from the instrument panel for service access of the fuseblock module fuses. An adhesive-backed fuse layout map (Fig. 2)is located on the outside of the glove box bin (Fig. 3) to ensure proper fuse identification.

The fuseblock module is integral to the cross body wire harness. If any internal circuit or the fuseblock

All of the circuits entering and leaving the fuseblock module do so through the cross body wire harness. Internal connection of all of the fuseblock module circuits is accomplished by an intricate combination of hard wiring and bus bars. Refer to Wiring Diagrams for the location of complete fuseblock module circuit diagrams.