Having had the cigar lighter fuse blown twice - turns out to be the electric tyre pump supplied with the car - I decided it's about time I bought some spares.  I thought I'd kept the last blown fuse, but can't find it now & would rather avoid the rigmarole of dismantling the passenger side storage box to check on the type.  So, can anyone tell me for sure, the type of fuses used in the Karoq (1.0 SE Tech DSG) please?

 

Are they standard blade   https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CR34KTC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1RNAZCC5RJPND&psc=1

 

or mini blade   https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CR1MTMY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1RNAZCC5RJPND&th=1

 

Both, I think.

3 hours ago, Wino said:

Both, I think.

 

Hello.  Wino is correct, the Karoq takes both types of fuses.

According to my Owner Manual (pg 291, 292) the cigar lighter (also called 12v socket in the Manual) is fuse #40 and looks to be one of the longer ones.

Advise you check the Owner manual for your model just to make sure as things may be different to mine

Hope this helps?

Thanks for the replies.  I thought I'd phone the local Skoda dealer to confirm and they put me through to the parts department, where they checked against my car reg, a MY19 1.0 SE tech DSG.  They believe that there are in fact 3 fuse types - the standard blade, mini blade and at least one micro mini blade.  I also asked if there are any other locations as well as behind the passenger storage/glove box.  Turns out there are 4 altogether.  One in the Central Electronics Box in the engine bay + some near the battery and also some driver's side behind the small dash storage compartment.  Unsure about the last one, I thought that was the location for LHD cars and that the passenger side one was a fudge for RHD cars, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

What at first seemed a good idea, I could have ordered a box of spare bulbs (5) + fuses (17) but £62 did seem a bit pricey and Skoda [rices are generally going up Friday.  I'll just get that box of 100 standard blade fuses for now & investigate spare bulbs & other fuse types in due course.

Edited 29 December, 20205 yr by croquemonsieur

Pretty sure the 12v socket ( cigarette lighter in old money)  is a "standard" blade fuse 'cos I blew mine fitting an accessory in the boot and had to buy some spares..........

Yes thanks, I'm now almost certain, I recall after changing the 12v cigar lighter socket yellow fuse this last time, it was a standard blade fuse - like I suspect all the fuses in that main fusebox behind the front passenger storage box.

If you have LED headlights, you can buy a spare bulb and fuse kit here: Skoda Karoq Spare Bulb Set (caffynsparts.co.uk) for £19.95.

 

It includes a range of three types of fuse and there is no mention of any price increases (yet).

 

Chris

Darren Meakins the Parts Manager at Caffyns is very helpful - my winter wheels came from him and they were excellently packed and delivered promptly at a fair price 👍🏻

Thanks CJJE, they also do a lamp & fuse set for non-LED headlamp cars, but it's only £2 cheaper than the official Skoda set, which I had decided to order befgore seeing your link.  I'll do a comparison when I eventually collect these - won't be for a while yet, as we're staying put at home until get the jab, as the new Covid variant is all around here.  https://seat-skoda.caffynsparts.co.uk/parts/skoda-parts/skoda-karoq/servicing-and-maintenance-skoda-karoq/skoda-karoq-spare-bulb-set/

I've just received the LED headlight set from Caffyns, and it is the official Skoda set, just sold at a bit of a discount from the normal dealer - but I suppose the P&P may have negated that! 

 

Chris

Checking on the numbers of components in the Caffyn box for my car, it also could be the same as the parts in the official Skoda box - 5 bulbs & 17 fuses, as the Trans City Skoda Parts Man told me.  It will cost me a litre or two of fuel to go round there & so maybe little overall cost difference, not that I was feeling bad about paying £2 more - well not too bad.  I've got to go round sometime anyway, as they want to check my fuse-blowing electric tyre pump - the reason I started thinking about fuses in the first place.  In the meantime, my set of 100 fuses has arrived from Amazon, complete with a little yellow plastic fuse puller tool, which I'll probably soon lose.

Can anyone please tell me what the rating is of fuse #40 (12v power supply) in the passenger compartment fuse box.

I have been unable to lower the glove box cover - my local dealer did not know, nor did Skoda customer services.

Thanks

20 Amp.

Thanks Breezy_Pete.