Fuses and relays Mercedes Gelandewagen (W463; 1989 - 2006)

The Gelandewagen or Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a legendary SUV produced at the Steyr-Puch (now Magna Steyr) factory in Austria. It was developed as a military vehicle, and a civilian version was offered in 1979. This is one of the few models, which are equipped with three fully lockable differentials. In this article, we will take a detailed look at the fuse box diagrams for the Mercedes W463 Gelendwagen (2nd Gen; G-class) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, including restyling 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 years of manufacture..

Here you will find the locations and photos of distribution boxes. The fuses responsible for the “Cigarette lighter” and “Fuel Pump” are highlighted in bold.

General layout of the distribution boxes.

In the passenger compartment

There are three distribution boxes here, which are responsible for protecting the vehicle's electrical circuits.

Block No. 1

The first distribution box is located on the driver's side at the end of the dashboard, behind the plastic cover.

General view of the top board.

Diagram
No.	A	Description
A	15	Spare
B	10	ABS control unit pin 87
C		Reserve
D	5	Optional equipment switch, brake light switch
E		Reserve
F	20	Heated rear seat
G	20	Condenser fan
H	30
21	30	Front left door control unit
22	30	Front right door control unit
23	5	Rear lamp for local lighting
24	20	Brush defroster
25	10	Heated driver's seat
26	7.5	Voltage transformer
27	30	Driver's seat position adjustment electric actuator control unit
28	30	Optional equipment connector
29		Reserve
30	40	Air conditioning
31	20	Electronic ignition lock
32	30	Rear left door control unit
33	30	Rear right door control unit
34	7.5	Cellular telephone system
35	30	Heater
36	15	spare
37	30	Vacuum pump (differential lock actuator)
38	40	Power passenger seat
39	7.5	Transfer case control unit
40		Reserve
41	7.5	Air conditioning
42	15	Instrument panel

Block No. 2

The second interior fuse box is located on the passenger side under the instrument panel.

The photo shows an example.

Diagram
No.	Relay
I	Horn (beep) relay
K	Circuit 87
L	wiper control relay (operating speed)
M	Circuit 15R
N	Circuit 15
O	air pump
P	Circuit 15
Q	wiper switch
R	Circuit 87
S	starter
No.	A	Circuit breakers
43a	15	Horn (beep)
43b	15
44	5	Cellular telephony
45	10	Safety Airbag
46	20	Wiper
47	15	Lighting, Mercedes Gelandewagen W463 cigarette lighter fuse
48	15	Ignition coil
49	10	Safety Airbag
50	5	Reserve
51	7.5	Air conditioning, automatic transmission control unit
52	15	Starter
53	15	Cooling fan
54	15	Heater fan
55	7.5	Automatic transmission control unit
56	7.5	Automatic transmission selector controller
57	5	Electronic ignition lock
58	40	Fuse box (8 pcs.)
59	50	ABS return pump
60	40	ABS modulator
61	15	Reserve
62	5	LDS system
63	5	Reserve
64	ten	Audio system
65	40	Secondary air pump

Block No. 3

The third unit is located at the rear of the console. Unscrew the fixing screws (1) and remove the cover (2).

Diagram
No.	Relay
A	Fuel pump relay mercedes w463
B	relay 2 circuit 15R
C	spare
D
E	Heated rear window
F	relay 1 circuit 15R
G	1/2 fuel filler flap actuator
H
K1	Stop lights
K2	Fuel pump relay
K3	ABS system
K4	Starter, cooling fan
K5	relay circuit 15R
No.	A	Circuit breakers
1	30	Circuit connector 15R
2	30
3	5	TV - receiver
4	15	Fuel module (Gelandewagen fule pump fuse)
5	20	spare
6	20
7	20
8	7.5	Antenna, anti-theft siren, tilt sensor
9	25	Upper ceiling control panel
10	20	Rear window heater
11	20	spare
12	15
13	20	Bypass pump outlet 15
14	15	Rear wiper
15	10	Fuel filler flap actuator
16	5	Voice control system
17	20	Trailer electrical circuit connection determination unit
18	20	Trailer circuit connector
19	20	Relief pump outlet 30
20	10	Rear door lock actuator

In the trunk

The relay panel is located on the left side behind the trim.