# Opening the fuse box

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-the-fuse-box/177366>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** c-max-hybrid, ford\
**Created:** [June 10, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-the-fuse-box/177366 "2021-06-10T20:13:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stickshift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@stickshift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stickshift)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-the-fuse-box/177366/1 "2021-06-10T20:13:11Z")

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Hi: 2017 C-Max hybrid plug-in. What is the trick to open the engine fuse box? I’ve looked at cmax owners [club.uk](http://club.uk) which confirmed that removing the engine fuse box lid is hard. Apparently the person there in the UK who succeeded is stronger than me, because I got nowhere in trying to get the lid off as he did. Carcarekiosk and fusebox info do not provide info on removing the lid. Any tricks to share? I do not want to disconnect the battery & use a breaker bar to “lift” the lid off. Car is still under warranty and all I want to do is ck continuity for fuse F20 horn. Tx.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-the-fuse-box/177366/2 "2021-06-10T20:37:56Z")

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Owners manual says  
“Lift the release lever at the rear of the cover to remove it.”

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/opening-the-fuse-box/177366/3 "2021-06-10T20:42:48Z")

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you spoiled all the fun…  
I was hoping for something like that, but in application to the fuse-box:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/8/f8beedcce886063a211336fb54c78f5a380b6d36.jpeg)

🙂