I I'm trying to get all my accesory sockets working on my 57 Plate Outlander Elegance as the cigarette and other charge ports don't work but I think I have found the fuse box left hand passenger side when I take the glove box out but the Fuses are a much smaller size than normal ones am I in the right place ?

 

Yes, most newer cars don't use full size fuses anymore. Instead they use mini fuses which are just as good, but in a smaller package. This is because cars are continually adding new electronic feature, more cigarette lighter sockets, more gadgets, more things like ABS, Lane Departure warning, Radar cruise, more switches, more buttons etc........ All means more fuses, so they had to miniaturize to allow for more fuses in the fuse box.

Just go to the auto parts store and buy the smaller fuses.

get something like this, which has a fuse tester and puller. It has a green light to tell you if a fuse is good or bad.

 

Thx a lot mate all done got all the accesory sockets working bar one that's in the compartment between the driver and passenger seats looks like it may need rewiring back in ?

 

On my outlander, the one between the driver and passenger seat is turned on all the time, regardless of the key switch position. I try not to use that because i'm afraid if i leave a GPS or something plugged into it while i'm parked, it'll drain my battery.

Did you also check to see if there were any fuses in the engine bay?? There's usually a fuse box just behind the battery. But i can't remember for our cars.

 

That's interesting about the one between driver and passenger seats if I get it working I will have to be careful haha

Didn't check the engine bay will have a look in the morning mate ta

 

I have a phone charger in the front accessory socket (under the radio) on my 2010 and it turns off with the car... I didn't check the centre console one yet though.

 

Yea, the front center console and the rear cargo area sockets both turn off with the ignition. But the center console on mine doesn't, it's on all the time.

 

Has anyone found a solution to have the center console one on ignition?

 

Now I have power adapters again

 

Hi guys, I have a 09 outlander 2.4L battery drain over night, tested and draining in fuse number 7 and number 8.... 7 is the radio and I have no idea whats is the number 8. In the manual it says CONTROL UNIT RELAY.

anyone knows whats is the control unit relay and konws where is it??