[jabber]

i was putting in additional LED strip lights in my boot for better illumniation as the current boot light is so weak when i think i might have shorted something. i lost function to my remote central locking, room lamp, radio & i can't even open my boot now! has anyone  encountered this before?

i've checked all fuses except the one for the room lamp which i couldn't pull out completely. seems to be in some sort of housing which i can only pull out halfway.

[Shambles]

That "halfway" fuse will be the memory fuse, not designed to be removed completely but just enough to cut the power to any residual "going away for a long holiday and don't need power" features.

Should be removable though and sounds like you need to check it...

[jabber]

thanks Steve! managed to pull it out completely & changed the room lamp fuse. i was afraid i'd snap something again      all good now & everything working again .... even the tailgate can be opened! whew! all i have to do now is re-enter all the phone numbers i lost from the phone diary on the radio   

great club this is!

[2i30s]

 

[prgervacio]

I had a similar issue just this evening. got to the car but the remote unlock won't work. manually unlocked the door.  When I got inside, my mirrors won't open and i don't have room lights.  I managed to carefully drive home without wing mirrors. when I checked the fuse,  one of the memory fuse has blown.  the label says its for the stop lamp.  when I tried to replace the fuse,  it blew the moment I put it in.  any idea what could be wrong? i also notice that the tailgate open indicator keeps blinking even though the tailgate is closed.  anyone experienced this before?

[bumpkin]

Never had the issue but for information the electric wing mirrors can still be manually folded/unfolded when the power to the car is off ie, the ignition is not switched on.

[prgervacio]

Wouldn't forcing it open damage the motors or strip the gears? I tried opening it manually but it is closed real tight or i wasn'ttrying hard enough

[jabber]

hi prgervacio .... have you done any electrical modifications which needed stripping wires to the stop lamp? sounds like a connection is shorting which could be blowing the fuse straight away 

[prgervacio]

Hi jabber. I have not done any eleictrical modificatin to the car. Everything is as is.  Looks like i'll have to bring it back to the service centre again.