Vauxhall 2012 Ampera, Owner'S Manual

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Vehicle care 147
Windscreen wipers
If the wiper motor overheats due to
heavy snow or ice, the windscreen
wipers will stop until the motor cools
and the wiper control is turned off.
After removal of the blockage, the
wiper motor will restart when the
control is then moved to the desired
operating position.
Although the circuit is protected from
electrical overload, overload due to
heavy snow or ice, may cause wiper
linkage damage.
Always clear ice and heavy snow
from the windscreen before using the
windscreen wipers. If the overload is
caused by an electrical problem and
not snow or ice, be sure to get it fixed.
Fuses
Data on the replacement fuse must
match the data on the defective fuse.
There are four fuse boxes in the
vehicle:
■ in the front left of the engine
compartment,
■ on the right end side and the left
end side of the instrument panel,
■ behind a cover on the left side of the
load compartment.
Before replacing a fuse, turn off the
respective switch and the ignition.
A blown fuse can be recognised by its
melted wire. Do not replace the fuse
until the cause of the fault has been
remedied.
Some functions are protected by
several fuses.
Fuses may also be inserted without
existence of a function.
Fuse extractor
A fuse extractor may be located in the
fuse box in the engine compartment.