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Cigarette Lighter

Cigarette Lighter Diagrams:




Cigarette Lighter Components:




Locations of components

3 Earthing point, facia
At the left-hand front speaker socket

22A Fuse board
Behind the access panel in the glove compartment

48 Cigarette lighter
On the centre console, beside the ashtray

231 Distribution terminal +54
In the electrical distribution box behind the glove compartment

Operation
When the ignition switch is turned to the drive position, the positive supply to cigarette lighter 48 is taken across fuse 9 and terminal +54. The circuit is closed when the cigarette lighter is depressed.

Fault-tracing hints

1. Check fuse 9 and check that the supply to it is live.
2. Check the filament of the cigarette lighter.
3. Check the earth connection.