The Mercedes-Benz W202 is a compact executive car produced by the German automaker as part of the C-Class lineup. It replaced the W201 model (marketed under the 190 index) in May 1993. This article provides detailed fuse box diagrams for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202, 1st generation) produced from 1993 through 2000.
Here you will find the locations and diagrams of the power distribution centers (fuse boxes). The fuses responsible for the “Cigarette Lighter” and “Fuel Pump” are highlighted in bold.
Engine Compartment
There are two fuse boxes under the hood: main fuse box #1 (available in 3 design versions) and auxiliary fuse box #2.
Main Fuse Box
Overview of one design variant (C230).
| Diagram | ||
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| TYPE 1 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Front heated seat control module, seat belt presenter / comfort system | 5 |
| F2 | Occupant detection sensor, side impact sensors, seat belt pretensioner control module | 5 |
| F3 | Audio system, cellular telephone, voice control module | 15 |
| F4 | Instrument cluster | 5 |
| F5 | Auxiliary power socket (station wagon), navigation system, power rear sunshade | 15 |
| F6 | Power folding door mirrors | 7.5 |
| F7 | Power door mirrors, power windows, instrument cluster dimmer switch, reverse light switch, trunk lid lock, navigation system, telephone (from 06/98), crash signal control module (06/98–05/99) | 7.5 |
| F8 | Driver-side door control module | 30 |
| F9 | Power sunroof, interior lighting, rain sensor, central locking system, instrument cluster dimmer switch, auto-dimming rearview mirrors, remote central locking receiver | 25 |
| F10 | Audio system, cellular telephone | 15 |
| F11 | Heated seats | 20 |
| F12 | Audio system | 25 |
| F13 | Reverse lights (from 06/98), automatic headlight leveling control module (xenon headlights) | 15 |
| F14 | Parktronic (parking assist) control module | 5 |
| F15 | Rear window wiper/washer (station wagon) | 15 |
| F16 | Electronic Stability Program (ESP) / vehicle stability control module | 5 |
| F17 | Left rear door control module | 30 |
| F18 | Turn signals (up to 05/98), trailer harness socket | 25 |
| F19 | Instrument cluster, bulb failure monitoring module, daytime running light control module | 10 |
| F20 | Air conditioning, HVAC heating/ventilation | 15 |
| F21 | - | |
| F22 | Combination switch (windshield wiper/washer, turn signals, high/low beam, headlight washer system) | 10 |
| F23 | Cigarette lighter fuse (W202), glove box light | 15 |
| F24 | Right front/rear parking lights, trailer harness socket (left rear parking light), instrument cluster, license plate lights, cigarette lighter illumination, headlight washers | 15 |
| F25 | Right front/rear position lights, trailer harness socket (right rear position light) | 7.5 |
| F26 | Front fog lights, trailer harness socket (fog lights) | 7.5 |
| F27 | Power steering column adjustment motor | 15 |
| F28 | Cigarette lighter, center console socket | 10 |
| F29 | HVAC blower motor | 30 |
| F30 | Instrument cluster, air conditioning, HVAC heating/ventilation | 10 |
| F31 | Right headlight - low beam | 7.5 / 15 |
| F32 | Left headlight - low beam | 7.5 / 15 |
| F33 | Right headlight - high beam | 7.5 |
| F34 | Left headlight - high beam | 7.5 |
| F35 | Front fog lights | 15 |
| F36 | - | |
| F37 | - | |
| F38 | Air conditioning system | 30 40 60 |
| F39 | - | |
| F40 | Horn | 10 |
| F41 | Turn signals, instrument cluster warning lights, audible warning chime, windshield wiper/washer, rain sensor, heated rear window, engine cooling fan motor, auxiliary heater/climate control, headlight washers, hazard warning system | 15 |
| F42 | Heated windshield washer fluid system | 7.5 |
| F43 | Windshield washer pump | 7.5 |
| F44 | Windshield wiper motor, rain sensor | 40 |
| F45 | Headlight washer system | 15 |
| No. | Relay | |
| 1 | Horn relay | |
| 2 | Windshield washer pump relay | |
| 3 | Windshield wiper motor relay | |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Headlight washer pump relay | |
| 6 | ABS pump relay (TCS / ESP) | |
| TYPE 2 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Right headlight - low beam | 7.5 |
| F2 | Cigarette lighter fuse (Mercedes W202), glove box light, audio system | 10 / 15 |
| F3 | Audio system, HVAC climate control | 10 |
| F4 | Turn signals, hazard warning lights, clock | 15 |
| F5 | Horn, HVAC control module, air conditioning | 20 |
| F6 | Left turn signals | 7.5 |
| F7 | Left headlight - low beam | 7.5 |
| F8 | Heated rear window, auto-dimming rearview mirror | 7.5 |
| F9 | Cigarette lighter illumination, license plate lights, instrument cluster | 7.5 |
| F10 | Spare | |
| F11 | Air conditioning system | 7.5 |
| F12 | Brake lights, instrument cluster, exterior bulb monitoring module | 10 |
| F13 | Auxiliary heater blower motor | 30 |
| F14 | HVAC blower motor | 30 |
| F15 | Windshield wiper motor | 30 |
| F16 | Heated rear window | 30 |
| F17 | Secondary air injection pump motor | 40 |
| F18 | Left front/rear parking lights | 7.5 |
| F19 | Right headlight - high beam | 7.5 |
| F20 | Heated seats, audio system, telephone, power rear sunshade | 10/15 |
| F21 | Power antenna | 7.5 |
| F22 | Front fog lights | 10 |
| F23 | Data Link Connector (DLC), surge protection relay, EVAP canister purge valve, EGR valve, variable valve timing solenoid, glow plug relay | 15 |
| F24 | Left front/rear parking lights | 10 |
| F25 | Left headlight - high beam, high beam indicator light | 7.5 |
| F26 | SRS warning light, power window control module, telephone | 7.5 |
| F27 | Reading lights, interior light | 7.5 |
| F28 | Rear fog light | 7.5 |
| F29 | Reverse lights, power door mirrors, heated door mirrors, heated windshield washer nozzles, gear selector position sensor | 15 |
| F30 | Headlight washer system | 10 |
| F31 | Spare | |
| F32 | Diagnostic system | 7.5 |
| F33 | Interior lights, trunk light, vanity mirror lights, central locking system | 15 |
| F34 | Power rear head restraint release motors, daytime running light system | 7.5 |
| F35 | Front interior light, anti-theft alarm system, trailer control module | 7.5 |
| TYPE 3 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Turn signals | 7.5 |
| F2 | Horn, HVAC control module | 15 |
| F3 | Brake lights, instrument cluster, exterior bulb monitoring module, heated windshield washer nozzles | 15 |
| F4 | Right headlight - low beam | 7.5 |
| F5 | Left headlight - low beam | 7.5 |
| F6 | Right headlight - high beam | 7.5 |
| F7 | Left headlight - high beam, high beam indicator light | 7.5 |
| F8 | Front fog lights | 10 |
| F9 | HVAC blower motor | 30 |
| F10 | Instrument cluster, anti-theft alarm | 15 |
| F11 | Heated rear window | 40 |
| F12 | Air conditioning system, heater | 10 |
| F13 | Windshield wiper motor, windshield washer, headlight high beam switch | 40 |
| F14 | Cigarette lighter fuse (W202), glove box light | 15 |
| F15 | Right front/rear position lights, instrument cluster backlighting, license plate lights | 15 |
| F16 | Left front/rear position lights | 7.5 |
| F17 | Rear fog light | 7.5 |
| F18 | Blower motor control module, A/C condenser fan motor | 7.5 |
| F19 | Trailer tow harness / equipment | 15 |
| F20 | SRS indicator light | 7.5 |
| F21 | Audio system, telephone, heated seat control module | 15 |
| F22 | Power rear sunshade | 10 |
| F23 | Interior lights, anti-theft alarm system, power rear head restraints, rear window wiper/washer | 15 |
| F24 | Reverse lights, power door mirrors | 15 |
| F25 | Heated seats | 20 |
| F26 | Audio system, telephone | 15 |
| F27 | Interior lights, luggage compartment light, central locking system, anti-theft alarm system | 15 |
| F28 | - | |
| F29 | A/C condenser cooling fan | 30 |
Auxiliary Fuse Box
Diagram.
| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Data Link Connector (DLC) | 7.5 |
| F2 | ABS / ESP (Gasoline) | 10 |
| F3 | Automatic transmission | 10/25 |
| F4 | Engine management system (Gasoline) | 15 |
| F5 | 20 | |
| F6 | 15 | |
| F7 | Secondary Air Injection Pump (Gasoline) | 40 |
| 1 | Engine Control Module (ECM / ECU) | |
| 2 | ABS / ESP Control Module | |
| 3 | Relay module (Overload / surge protection relay, starter relay, secondary air injection pump relay) | |
| 4 | Starter relay | |
| 5 | Data Link Connector (DLC) | |
In the Trunk
The fuse box is located in the spare wheel well and is available in 3 design versions.
Luggage compartment fuse box (Type 1)
| Diagram | ||
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| Type 1 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Power seat (front left) | 25 |
| F2 | Power seat (front right) | 25 |
| F3 | Power seat control module (front left) | 25 |
| F4 | Power seat control module (front right) | 25 |
| F5 | Audio system | 25 |
| F6 | CD changer | 7.5 |
| F7 | Rear power windows | 30 |
| F8 | Anti-theft alarm system control module | 7.5 |
| F9 | Multifunction control module | 7.5 |
| F10 | Front power windows | 30 |
| F11 | Anti-theft alarm system, alarm siren | 20 |
| F12 | Heated seats | 20 |
| F13 | Power sunroof | 20 |
| F14 | Anti-theft alarm system | 25 |
| F15 | Spare | |
| F16 | ||
| F17 | Cellular telephone | 30 |
| F18 | Trailer tow harness / equipment | 25 |
| F19 | Spare | |
| Type 2 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Fuel pump module (Fuel pump fuse, Mercedes W202) | 25 |
| F2 | Central locking control module | 30 |
| F3 | Driver-side power window | 30 |
| F4 | Central locking control module | 40 |
| F5 | Left rear power window | 30 |
| F6 | Rear interior light, trunk lid light, power seats | 5 |
| F7 | Anti-theft alarm system | 5 |
| F8-9 | - | |
| F10 | Front left power seat | 25 |
| F11 | 25 | |
| F12 | Front right power seat | 25 |
| F13 | 25 | |
| Type 3 | ||
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| No. | Description | A |
| F1 | Audio system | 25 |
| F2 | Multifunction control module | 7.5 |
| F3 | Anti-theft alarm system | 20 |
| F4 | Power antenna | 7.5 |
| F5 | Interior lighting | 7.5 |
| F6 | Trailer tow harness / equipment | 25 |
| F7 | Rear power windows | 30 |
| F8 | Front power windows | 30 |
| F9 | Power sunroof | 20 |
| F10 | Front left power seat | 30 |
| F11 | 20 | |
| F12 | Front right power seat | 20 |
| F13 | 20 | |
Electrical Component Locations
General location of electronic modules in the Mercedes-Benz W202:
1. Air conditioning control module;
2. Antenna amplifier – roof panel (station wagon);
3. Anti-theft alarm system control module – right side of trunk;
7. Vehicle inclination sensor (anti-theft alarm system);
8. Anti-theft alarm siren – behind left front wheel arch liner;
9. Interior motion sensor (anti-theft alarm), left – B-pillar;
10. Interior motion sensor (anti-theft alarm), right – B-pillar;
11. Audio power amplifier – left side of trunk;
12. Auxiliary heater control module;
13. Battery – spare wheel well;
14. Central locking control module – functions: Heated rear window, rear interior light, anti-theft alarm system, trunk lid light, trunk lid lock mechanism (right side of trunk);
15. Data Link Connector (DLC);
16, 17, 18, 19. Door control modules;
20. Power window / power mirror control switch unit – center console switch panel;
21. Fuse/relay box, trunk (spare wheel well);
22, 23. Fuse/relay boxes, engine compartment;
24. Automatic headlight leveling control module (xenon headlights);
25. Horns – behind front bumper;
26. Electronic Ignition Switch (EIS) control module;
29. Multifunction control module 1 – functions: Central locking, hazard lights, heated rear window, turn signals, windshield wipers, headlight washers, air conditioning system, rear head restraints, horns;
30. Multifunction control module 2 – functions: Interior lighting, power sunroof, vanity mirror lighting;
31. Navigation system control module – spare wheel well recess;
32. Ambient air temperature sensor;
33. Parking assist control module (Parktronic) – right footwell;
34. Rain sensor – inside rearview mirror;
35. Rear window wiper/washer relay – behind lower tailgate trim (station wagon);
36. Relay module – functions: Overvoltage protection relay, starter relay, secondary air injection pump relay (gasoline), transmission control relay (diesel);
37. Front heated seat control module – center console switch panel;
38. Side impact sensor, left – under front seat;
39. Side impact sensor, right – under front seat;
40. SRS (airbag) control module;
41. Front ride height sensor – headlight leveling (xenon headlights);
42. Rear ride height sensor – headlight leveling (xenon headlights);
43. Telephone interface control module – spare wheel well;
44. Telephone interface control module – left side of trunk (cellular phone);
45. Telephone interface control module – right side of trunk (cellular phone, station wagon);
46. Electronic transmission control module (TCM / ETC) – front right footwell;
48. Voice control module – left side of trunk;
49. Voice control module – right side of trunk (station wagon).
Good car.