after trying to find a guide on how to get to the fuse box in the cabin, the one near the steering wheel, none showed pictures or offered a lot of detail. and seeing as you have to pull firmly on the storage compartment i'd thought id offer up some advise.

follow the instructions on the owners manual titled "Accessing the fuses" and it says to remove the storage compartment.

after completing step one you want to let the storage fall to its most open point.

pull firmly and i found lifting the lid a couple of degrees helped.

i have attached a few pics of the hinges with the lid open to show how they attach.

Thanks for the advice and the photos.

This was asked about here in 2023/2024

and you'll see that I had difficulty removing the small storage-unit that masks the fuse-box. I finally decided that, as there was a fair chance I'd need to access those fuses, I'd better make sure I could remove the storage-unit if the need arose.

Although I was really reluctant to use excessive force, having referred to the instructions in the online Owner's Manual,

I firmly grasped the sides of the storage-unit and, having aligned the 'hooks' on the unit with the 'hinges' on the dashboard opening, brutally wrenched the unit towards me. This immediately freed the right-hand hook and it was even simpler then to free the left-hand hook. Before replacing the storage-unit I smeared some wax polish on the inside of each hook, so removal should be easier in future.

Although I was able to remove the storage-unit, I never managed to remove the front-seat headrests however much I tried. This was discussed here in 2024

but I couldn't find in the back of the seat any sign of the magic 'button' that had to be depressed to release the headrest. Unlike needing to remove the storage-unit masking the fuse-box, I couldn't see me ever wanting to remove the front-seat headrests, so I didn't much care...

Edited 14 May14 May by DerekU