The electrical circuits of this vehicle are safeguarded by a combination of fuses, fusible links, and circuit breakers, with later models featuring two separate fuse blocks, the fuse panel, which can be found under the dash behind the access door in an area of left side of the steering column and the power distribution box is mounted in the engine compartment in the left side fender apron. The fuse block consists of miniature fuse units, each of which is easily insertable or removable, and each of which covers one or more circuits, though labeled on the cover of the fuse panel. If there is an electrical component failure, the fuse should be checked; the simplest way was found to be use of a test light which was connected between an exposed terminal point and another terminal, if the test light glows and at the same time, if power is felt at the exposed terminal tips, then the fuse is blown; this can also be ascertained by visual inspection. Fuses have to be pulled out and inserted vertically so as not to twist the terminals; moreover, blown fuses should be replaced with the fuse of the correct type and the correct amperage as using the wrong fuse is dangerous due to the protection characteristics of each circuit. The amperage value is usually printed on the fuse body as a red strip and it is unsafe to replace a fuse while the car is on and with any electrical system on; it is extremely dangerous to bypass a fuse with metal or foil. If the fuse blows as soon as it is replaced, a fuse should not be put back in until the problem, commonly a short circuit resulting from cracked or otherwise damaged wire, is fixed.
