Thank you very much indeed for your professional layout. It would make things a lot easier. Much appreciated!

Daniel

 

Thanks. pinkster - really nice work.

Please note: The fuse charts are an excellent starting point, but there are many discussions concerning various malfunctions in which specific fuses are involved. The discussions also point out failures in the equipment that caused the fuse to blow. Searching the W220 forum will be necessary to find these discussions.

Note that MY '00 ('99 in Europe) through '02 have three fuse boxes, and '03 through '06 have four.

In addition, there are several large fuses, 100 amp or so, sometimes called "pre-fuses" that supply power directly from the battery via large red wires to the SAMs and the fuse boxes attached to them. See http://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w220/348103-s430-issues-w220-2002-a.html and especially post 8 for photos. The "pre-fuses" are not shown on the fuse diagrams. If these are shorted, the fuse and the block that contains it must be replaced. The 100 amp fuses are not available separately.

This thread has been locked to preserve its utility as a reference tool.

 

Some folks may find the partial listing of fuse charts below helpful. Not all charts are included.

MY '00 starts at post 14, http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1219691-fusechart-2.html

MY '01 S500/S430 is at post 3, http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1308766-2001-s500-fuse-diagram.html; it may also apply to MY '02.

MY '01-'02 S55 is at posts 17-23, http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1816106-2002-s55-fuse-chart-2.html

MY '03(?) through MY '06, see http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1523462-need-fuse-chart-2005-s55-amg.html

NOTE: MY '03 through '06 have FOUR fuse panels (two in the engine compartment, one under the back seat, and one in the side of the dashboard). MY '00 - '02 have three, omitting the panel in the side of the dashboard.

Fuse panel under right rear passenger seat behind courtesy light - and location of PSE pump fuse, post 6 at http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1527749-soft-close-problem-2004-s430.html

Shorted the red wire going to the fuse box under the back seat (HINT: that is not just a fuse box, it is a SAM) S430 issues w220 2002 - MBWorld.org Forums; post 8 in that link has photos of the large fuse locations both in the trunk and in the right front passenger footwell.

What is a SAM, and where are they? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-sclass/1644809-what-sam-module-how-do-you.html THIS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC SAM FUNCTIONS (Thanks, BulletheadD!)

Electronic Fuse, what and where they are, posts 6 and 12 at http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1310396-electronic-fuse-location.html and http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1644809-what-sam-module-how-doyou.html