Aux fuse off of fuse 12 ??

[baboonia]

I'm helping a friend with his 2006 sprinter. On fuse 12 under the drivers seat was a MB logo's fuse holder tapped into the fusebox...the fuse holder was made out of a Bakelite type plastic and is broken.

Just curious, was this a dealer or factory installed fuse holder? Anyone else have similar? What is it used for?

 

[TimJuhl]

Nothing like that on mine.

Tim

 

[sikwan]

Me too.

That doesn't look factory either.

 

[220629]

Nothing like that on mine.

Tim

Nor mine.

FYI there are technicians that caution against using fuse taps or multipliers on the Sprinter because they feel it increases your chance of connection problems. There is a bit of history of fuse block quality being less than optimal. A search will probably help you get the info you need to make a decision as to what direction is best for you. Hope this does some good. AP

 

[autostaretx]

As a hint... what's not working -now-?
(that might provide a clue to the fuse's purpose)

You can also use an ohmmeter to ground on the wire the added fuse fed, to see if there's still a load at the other end.
Infinite ohms= no load, or whatever it's powering is "off".
Low ohms should be carefully measured, since that will tell you the power the fused device is going to request.

--dick