'71 E3 2800/Bav Fuses: Function & Amperage

[rblongboarder]

Question for the E3 gang:

I've got a '71 2800/Bav (213xxxx VIN). My car's fuse panel has ten fuses, but my owner's manual (for a later vehicle, probably 3.0s) shows twelve fuses.

Here's what my manual shows:

• 1: 5A Parking light & tail light, left
• 2: 8A Parking light, tail light, right and license plate
• 3: 8A Low beam left
• 4: 8A Low beam right
• 5: 5A Turning indicator left
• 6: 5A Turning indicator right
• 7: 16A Cigarette, Power Antenna
• 8: 8A Clock, dome light, hazards, glove compartment light, trunk light
• 9: 16A Heater blower
• 10: 16A Rear window defog (no defog on my car)
• 11: 8A Automatic choke (I have water chokes), oil pressure, fuel, tach
• 12: 16A Stop light, turn signal, horn, wipers, backup light

Could someone who owns an early Bavaria give me a list of the ten fuses, amperage and functionality? (Let's go left to right on the fuse panel).

 

[HB Chris]

I can check Thursday. On a Coupe Drive on the western Sierra.

 

[Paulaner]

1-6 on top row
7-12 on bottom

1972 bav

 

[HB Chris]

He has ten fuses

 

[RichenFamous]

@rblongboarder

No.	Fuse (to DIN 72581 standard)	Item of electrical equipment
1	5 Amp (yellow)	Left hand rear, parking and side lights, engine compartment lighting
2	5 Amp (yellow)	luggage compartment lighting Licence plate light, instrument lighting, control lighting.
	5 Amp (yellow)	Right hand rear, parking and side lights
4	8 Amp (white or black)	Clock, interior light, glove box light, hazard warning flashers
5	16 Amp (red)	Cigar lighter, automatic radio aerial
6	8 Amp (white or black)	Screenwiper motor, screenwasher
7	8 Amp (white or black)	Stop lights, turn indicators, reversing lights, horn relay, tue gauge and thermometer, oil pressure, brake and tuel level telltales, selector lever indicators (automatic transmission), automatic choke mechanisms
8	16 Amp (red)	Heated rear window, air conditioning
	16 Amp (red)	Heater blower /
10	16 Amp (red)	Electric sliding roof, other items of electrical equipment

 

[rblongboarder]

I just bought a large Euro DIN fuse kit. 5A, 8A, 10A, 16A and 25A... Reminds me of working on the '67 Wolfsburg VW bug with my dad.

As you can see.. the fuse panel is a mess.. missing fuses, wrong values, etc...

 

[rblongboarder]

Fuse Number​	10-Fuse Amperage (A)​	10-Fuse functionality (01-41-9-599-321, E3. III.70)	12-Fuse Amperage (A)​	12-Fuse functionality (01-41-9-599-341, E6. III.72)
1​	5​	left hand rear, parking and side lights, engine compartment lighting	5​	parking light and tail light, left (engine compartment light)
2​	5​	luggage compartment lighting, license plate light, instrument lighting, control lighting.	8​	parking light and tail light, right, license plate light, instruments illumination
3​	5​	right hand rear, parking and side lights	8​	low beam, left
4​	8​	clock, interior light, glove box light, hazard warning flashers	8​	low beam, right
5​	16​	cigarette lighter, automatic radio aerial	5​	turn signal, left
6​	8​	windshield wiper motor and washer	5​	turn signal, right
7​	8​	stop lights, turn indicators, reversing lights, horn relay, fuel gauge and thermometer, oil pressure, brake and fuel level telltales, selector lever indicators (automatic transmission), automatic choke mechanisms	16​	cigarette lighter, (power antenna)
8​	16​	heated rear window, air conditioning	8​	clock, interior light, hazard warning system, glove compartment light, luggage compartment light, (trailer flasher system)
9​	16​	heater blower	16 (25)​	heater blower, (power sliding roof)
10​	16​	electric sliding roof, other items of electrical equipment	16​	rear window heating
11​	n/a​	n/a	8​	automatic choke, oil pressure warning, fuel and temp indicator, tachometer, (electrical fuel pump)
12​	n/a​	n/a	16​	stop light, turn signal, horn relay, windshield wiper and washer, back-up light

I wanted to post a side-by-side comparison of the fuse values and functionality. Thanks to @RichenFamous for providing the screenshots of 10-fuse details.

Manual part numbers and printing dates are cited in the table headers.