2009 beetle fuse 15 keeps blowing!!

Fuse 15 from my list here in the states reads like this.


Fuse 14 says this.



Your 2009 European model may be slightly different. Once you find a proper fuse chart It might be a simple case of someone put a smaller fuse than needed in the slot. However you likely have a short somewhere.

Hi everyone, thanks for all your replies, I have now at least found the reason why fuse 15 was blowing, interestingly it was also linked to the interior light and rear view mirror so we took that apart and there was a short circuit in the interior light!

however since putting it all back together, yes the dash lights now come on and the car starts 💪🏻 but all sorts of electrical gremlins now occurring! 🙈

alternator not charging! … lights on dash include ABS, airbag, EML and battery…
Some electrics work and some don’t? Like windows, stereo, ESP, electric roof and wingmirrors don’t work yet C/L main headlights, a/c, washer jets, Petrol opener all work?

then we’ve done diagnostics now that the diagnostic port is working and it’s saying no comms with CCM and ABS modules and main ECU is saying these fault codes : 18057/17925/18058/17978 and 17911

can anyone shed any light into these weird going’s on?

also would an duff alternator cause all these problems? And why would an alternator die from the interior light short circuiting!?

thanks very much in advance