Got the D2 back from the shop after getting a new heated windsreen installed and noticed my heated seats, cigarette lighter and rear view mirror compass wasnt working.

checked the 30A fuse under the drivers side dash and it was toasted. Replaced it and it immediately blew. Turned off the rover and replaced the fuse again. Switched on the ignition and it once again, immediately blew

im wondering if this is a grouding issue.

anyone have a thought?

obviously ill ask the shop if i cant quickly fix it myself over the holiday

 

Fuse #15, drivers compartment shares no electrical paths with the heated windshield. I've searched the RAVE and can't come up with any info on the mirror compass. However, it does seem plausible that this would be an area of concern, since it's the closest item to the windshield. Maybe, while cutting glue for windshield they got into wiring harness or something, weirder things have happen. Actually, fuse #15 should be a 20 amp, not 30. Maybe, someone was having issues with this before and bumped up the fuse size? Can't imagine the heated seats being a factor, unless activated. Cigarette lighter would most likely be out of the equation also, unless activated. I guess my first area of diagnostics would be looking at the mirror wiring harness or damage to the mirror itself.

Brian.

 

 

Short to ground, before the load, will always blow the fuse once powered.

You have a wiring problem somewhere. Start from the fuse box and work your way back to the components.

Or see which power line is getting grounded before the component.