we have a Renault master the cup hold is built in to the dash' the other day going around a corner my cup fell out of the holder and spilt over the back of the clock's within second's the radio went of and so did the sat nav' we called RAC out the checked the fuses and they were ok they then said book the van in to Renault so guess what they had it for a day and never fixed it they said we need 2 more day's why ? all i can think is there a fuse on the back of the radio did the water travel down the wire's and blow can any body help thank's bri norfolk.

brian hodge, June 2013

Moral of the story, do not drive with the cup's full of liquids in the cupholders

toptrish, July 2013

It's probably not just a question of replacing a fuse.

They need to clean out whatever was spilled. Not cleaning that mess would mean LOT of corosion that could totaly destroy the radio, sat-nav unit and some cabling and connectors. The spill couls also have reatched some other components that also need cleaning and drying.

Next, they need to thouroughly dry everything out.

It's possible that some component need to be replaced.

Electro, June 2013

Pure distilled water does not conduct electricity - put some sugar, tea and milk into it and then it does conduct electricity - regular tap or bottled water is a conductor.

The liquid will have joined bits of the circuitry together - some may have dried out leaving difficult to see conductive residue - some may not have dried out - some electronic components may have been damaged.

There may or may not be a fuse on the back of the radio - the water may or may not have caused a fuse to blow - fuses are easy to check & replace. It's more difficult to remove the liquid contamination - imagine pouring a cup of coffee onto your computer keyboard - a long repair job.

Sometimes a garage might have to wait for the dashboard specialist to pay his regular visit - of course - you could always ask your "why so long" question of the garage.

Good luck...

Peccavi, June 2013