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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 09:14 AM
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Lightbulb Electric problems.

My Son has a 2010 Fit. I have a 2010 Fit and my Dad has a 2013 Fit. The problem is with my Dad's 2013. The other day he hooked up a battery boost the wrong way and smoked the terminal fuse on the positive battery terminal. I didn't even know that this was a thing but we got a Honda OEM part and replaced that along with the dead battery that caused the need for the boost box. The car runs fine but...

There is no power to the radio and no power to the courtesy/dome light in the cabin or in the hatch area. I checked the bulbs for the two lights and I checked the fuse for the radio and "small lights" which I think is the right one. I have not found a blown fuse. Is there another fusible link that I don't know about?

Based on an inbox response to this post, here is a little extra to help out:
The terminal on the positive battery post has 3 fuses on it. They are built in to the terminal meaning that you cannot replace any one of them. It is a single unit. There are three nuts that hold three wires to the terminal. You pull those off. They are keyed so that they only go onto the new unit in one way. You also have to wrestle with the plastic bits but it's not hard. NOTE: Pull the negative first, then the positive and then the three wires.

Also, a big thank you to those who posted the answer to my question below. This is a great place for all FIT/Jazz owners.

P.S. Yes. When we meet all we do is talk about the cars.... not. We like reliable, versatile, inexpensive cars.The Fit was the one that we all liked.
 

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Old Jun 13, 2020 | 07:55 PM
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No responses. No problem. I get it. Not a typical problem. I went through every blade style fuse today (about 40?). None were blown. I was hoping that any one of the fuses for the radio, remote door locks and dome lights might affect the rest.
 
Old Jun 17, 2020 | 04:48 PM
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You need to check the fuses in the "interior fuse box", check this set of videos:
https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2...terior/replace
 
Old Jul 22, 2020 | 05:03 PM
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Yes listen to Pablo, should be fuse #37 for your accessories (Radio included)
 
Old Jul 22, 2020 | 06:46 PM
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lol, so everytime you have a family get together, you also have a car meet- nice!

Originally Posted by Pablo_Sevilla
You need to check the fuses in the "interior fuse box", check this set of videos:
https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2...terior/replace
that looks about right ...
 
Old Dec 27, 2020 | 09:37 PM
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We ended up paying a mechanic to find it. It ended up costing us less than $50 but that's money you'd rather not spend if you don't have to. Thank you for your help and the videos showed me fuse locations that I didn't even know were there.
 
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