15.3. Safety locks - the general description

Electric chains of the car are protected by a set of safety locks, automatic switches and burnt through crosspieces. Blocks of safety locks are located under the panel of devices, on left or on right (on some models) a wall, and also, in an impellent compartment near the accumulator.

Each of safety locks protects the chain and on the safety lock panel there is a designation of a chain protected by this safety lock.

In the block of safety locks three types of tiny safety locks are used. These compact safety locks with contacts in the form of plates can be removed and established fingers. If any of electric equipment elements ceases to work, always, first of all, check up a safety lock. The fused safety lock is easy for defining, having looked at a connecting delay through the transparent plastic case. Examine the safety lock case on presence of damages. If it is necessary to check up, whether has fused a safety lock of type And its contact plates act from the safety lock case.

At replacement of the fused safety lock always use a new safety lock of the same capacity, as old. Safety locks of various capacity are physically interchangeable, however it is necessary to use safety locks only demanded capacity. Replacement of a safety lock by a safety lock большей or smaller capacity is not recommended. Various protection is required to various electric chains. Capacity of a safety lock is specified on самомпредохранителе. If the new safety lock fuses at once, it is necessary to find the reason of it before to establish a new safety lock. The most probable reason перегорания a safety lock is short circuit in a chain, caused by the torn or worn out wire.

3.1а the Block of safety locks is located on a left-hand side of the panel of devices - some safety locks are established under a folding cover

3.1б On models of later years of release one more block of safety locks in an impellent compartment near the accumulator is established

3.1в the Fused safety lock can be defined visually A.Horoshy . Fused Check of integrity of a chain