Safety locks serve to break off a chain when the current will exceed a certain value that is necessary for protection of devices consumers and wires which can be damaged by too high current. The sharp increase in a current is usually caused by malfunction in a chain, more often short circuit.

Fig. 15.2. An arrangement of safety locks in the dashboard to the left of a steering column on models till 2001

Fig. 15.3. An arrangement of a safety lock of the conditioner (26) under the dashboard near a forward right door on models till 2001

Fig. 15.4. An arrangement of safety locks on the block of safety locks/relay in the dashboard on models till 2001

Fig. 15.5. An arrangement of safety locks on the block of safety locks/relay at the left in a motor compartment, before the top fastening of a rack of a forward suspension bracket on models till 2001

Fig. 15.6. An arrangement of safety locks on the block of safety locks in a motor compartment about the storage battery on models till 2001

Fig. 15.7. An arrangement of the block of safety locks in the dashboard to the left of a steering column on models since 2001

Fig. 15.8. An arrangement of the block of safety locks and the relay in a motor compartment on models since 2001

Blocks of safety locks are located in the dashboard and in a motor compartment (fig. 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8) . Numbers, a current and the chains protected by safety locks, are provided in tab. 15.4 , 15.5 , 15.6 , 15.7 , 15.8 .

The arrangement of safety locks and the electric chains protected by safety locks, are given from the inside in a cover of the block of safety locks. Each safety lock has an inscription about size of a protected current.

Fig. 15.9. Visual check of integrity of a safety lock

If the safety lock fused, means, the conductor connecting contacts of a safety lock, is broken off (see fig. 15.9 ).

PREVENTION Always replace a safety lock with other safety lock of the same capacity. Never replace a safety lock more than once, without having defined the reason of its peregoraniye.

To remove a safety lock, use tweezers for its extraction from the socket. Get a safety lock from tweezers. The wire in a safety lock is easily appreciable and will be broken off, if the safety lock fused.

Establish the new safety lock calculated on the same current. From a reverse side each safety lock has an inscription about size of a protected current. Besides, color of a safety lock also corresponds to the maximum size of a passed current (see tab. 15.9 ).

If the established safety lock fuses repeatedly, check the electric chain protected by a safety lock.

PREVENTION At all do not replace a safety lock with a wire crossing point as the electric chain of the car can be seriously damaged.

PREVENTION Characteristics of fuses and electric chains can change from year to year.