VW polo fuse help

dragonflyy · 20 Jul 2014 at 20:42

My charging unit (ciggy lighter) has stopped working, this I think maybe due to a penny found in the bottom, forums suggest a blown fuse but the fuse looks fine, has anyone any ideas? Have also tried different charging units but they are all dead in mine but work fine in other cars.
Thanks in advance
2008 match

red 10 right near bottom is the fuse for the unit

bazzabear · 20 Jul 2014 at 21:54

Do you have the manual? Is 10 amp definitely the right fuse?

dragonflyy · 20 Jul 2014 at 22:36

It doesn't say in the manual, there is no card in panel with fuses, and it had been working for over a year with the 10 amp, a lot are saying to use 15 amp. I have lost the fuse now anyway it fell into hole when trying to put it back, any ideas what may happen if I put a 15amp in? I know nothing much about cars, just learning.

andy_mk3 · 20 Jul 2014 at 22:47

Try this one. The one you checked is the right one, this is the only other fuse I can see that might be related though.

scratch · 20 Jul 2014 at 22:54

The diagram here http://www.volkswagenforum.co.uk/f32/vw-polo-fuse-box-layout-6214.html says it should be a 15A anyway.

I'd try a new fuse first (pinch one of the others temporarily for testing purposes if you don't have a spare) and then if that still doesn't help I'd be checking the connector at the back of the cigarette lighter to make sure it's still connected and pushed on fully.

dragonflyy · 20 Jul 2014 at 23:09

Thanks guys, will check it out tomorrow. Have also read there maybe a fuse behind the lighter itself will find that out when I take it pieces tomorrow. If all else fails will get a replacement unit and see if that works. Just seems funny that a penny was in it when it stopped working which suggests a blown fuse.

bazzabear · 21 Jul 2014 at 09:24

dragonflyy said:
It doesn't say in the manual, there is no card in panel with fuses, and it had been working for over a year with the 10 amp, a lot are saying to use 15 amp. I have lost the fuse now anyway it fell into hole when trying to put it back, any ideas what may happen if I put a 15amp in? I know nothing much about cars, just learning.

I would have said absolutely not. The purpose of a fuse is to be the weak point of a circuit, so if anything goes wrong, it fails. If you up the fuse rating, then maybe something else is the weak point - and maybe that weak point bursts into flames when it fails!

But:

scratch said:
The diagram here http://www.volkswagenforum.co.uk/f32/vw-polo-fuse-box-layout-6214.html says it should be a 15A anyway.

Given that information, go for it!

dragonflyy · 22 Jul 2014 at 17:29

Fixed it!!! was the yellow fuse, so much for the internet...
Big thank you to andy mk3 who circled it and to all others who posted replies

Mnathero · 7 Dec 2017 at 19:34

andy_mk3 said:
Try this one. The one you checked is the right one, this is the only other fuse I can see that might be related though.

Andy can you please post this pic again, I also have the same problem and can’t seem to find a blown fuse

andy_mk3 · 7 Dec 2017 at 19:42

Mnathero said:
Andy can you please post this pic again, I also have the same problem and can’t seem to find a blown fuse

Bloody hell, 3.5 years ago

Mnathero · 7 Dec 2017 at 19:58

andy_mk3 said:
Bloody hell, 3.5 years ago

Thanks Andy. I found it. It was blown . I’ll replace it tomorrow.

Thanks again

andy_mk3 · 7 Dec 2017 at 19:59

Haha, no problem

Kaeo · 7 Dec 2017 at 20:14

Those other motoring forums ain't got nothing on us! Time travelling to help people out and everything.

andy_mk3 · 7 Dec 2017 at 20:15

Blame dropbox for ruining it! Selfhosted all the way now.

AlexKay · 13 Aug 2019 at 10:24

Hi there, Just reading through this thread and I have the same problem with the above.

I have looked at the red fuse and it is all good, what was the other yellow fuse that people changed that fixed the problem?

AlexKay · 13 Aug 2019 at 10:28

andy_mk3 said:
Blame dropbox for ruining it! Selfhosted all the way now.

Sorry I forgot to reply on a comment ^

Finglonga · 13 Aug 2019 at 15:43

AlexKay said:
Hi there, Just reading through this thread and I have the same problem with the above.

I have looked at the red fuse and it is all good, what was the other yellow fuse that people changed that fixed the problem?

Just check all the 20Amp fuses.