In a more literal sense it means "assurance" stemming from "sicher", or "sure" in English. 

Chris.

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Dnia May 13, 2012 o godz. 14:50 Christoph Boltze <C.Boltze@GMX.DE> napisał(a):

> Hi Jack,
> 
> fuse is "Sicherung" in German. So now you know why there is a "S".
> 
> By the way, the German syncro shift knob has a "G" instead a "L".
> 
> G is for "Gelaende" it means Off-Road.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Christoph
> 
> http://www.vwpix.org/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] Im Auftrag von
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Mai 2012 20:29
> An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Betreff: German for "fuse"?
> 
> Okay, I've been looking at the wiring diagrams in Bentley long enough to
> realized that I just have to ask why the fuses are labeled "S1", S2",
> and so on.
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.