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Old 09-09-2013, 12:29 PM
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accessory fuse

What location in the fuse box? Need to unlock steering wheel to tow vehicle with my motor home without draining the battery. Thanks
 
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Old 09-09-2013, 01:41 PM
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What location in the fuse box? Need to unlock steering wheel to tow vehicle with my motor home without draining the battery. Thanks
You could just pull the ground terminal off the battery during tow.
 
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Originally Posted by AlexQS
You could just pull the ground terminal off the battery during tow.
Before you do that...make sure you know how to open the trunk (if it is an S) without battery power....on the gen1 cars the battery is in the trunks on a S.
 
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Old 09-09-2013, 02:26 PM
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Before you do that...make sure you know how to open the trunk (if it is an S) without battery power....on the gen1 cars the battery is in the trunks on a S.
Ahh. Good point. Find the pull ring under the back seat.
 
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and if you dont have a pull ring lay down the back rests... i didnt do that one time and had to flip the shelf up and reach behind to lay the seats down.
 
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Will we need a Code from the dealer to activate the Stereo after disconnecting the battery?
 
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Will we need a Code from the dealer to activate the Stereo after disconnecting the battery?
Depends on the year of the car/radio....
I know 2005+ radio eliminated that "feature"....,(change may have occurred in 2004 when mp3 capability was added...not sure).
If I remember right, you can determine which of the 3 versions of the std us stereo you have by the size of the volume ****....
Back to the op....
The mini has 2 boxes...
One under the hood, and the one with the fuses you want (I think) is next to the us drivers side outer wall....
 
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never had to put a code in for my stereo it was a 02, and this new one i have is a 05 and didnt have to put any code in.
 
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