Ford Focus 2008 Fuse 107

[kwanza95]

Anyone with the knowledge about the circuit protected by fuse 107 - Instrument cluster battery supply, on-board diagnosis?

I had to remove this fuse in order to stop a battery drain. LCD screen in middle of cluster turns off with ignition off, before it used to stay on for a while. Then randomly came back, draining my battery. I understand there must have been something else powered on, as the LCD screen would not drain on its own.

Would like to know whether is safe to drive with fuse 107 - Instrument cluster battery supply, on-board diagnosis removed.

Thank you.

[Luke4efc]

Usually a parasitic drain relating to the instrument cluster screen staying on all the time is caused by the bluetooth module/head unit fault. If you've recently installed an aftermarket head unit, you need to unplug the bluetooth module (remove the glovebox, its right at the front at the top). I suggest you unplug it for a while anyway to see if that stops the drain.

[kwanza95]

10 minutes ago, Luke4efc said:

Usually a parasitic drain relating to the instrument cluster screen staying on all the time is caused by the Bluetooth module/head unit fault. If you've recently installed an aftermarket head unit, you need to unplug the Bluetooth module (remove the glovebox, its right at the front at the top). I suggest you unplug it for a while anyway to see if that stops the drain.

Thanks for that, will investigate. However this is a 2008 Focus, with no bluetooth connectivity on the radio, only aux.

[Luke4efc]

6 minutes ago, kwanza95 said:

Thanks for that, will investigate. However this is a 2008 Focus, with no Bluetooth connectivity on the radio, only aux.

You didn't say what trim level it is so I figured you had it. There are a lot of focus mk2.5's that include bluetooth from the factory.