99 SL500 blowing fuse #5

[Carlos Serrano]

Greetings everyone
Out of the blue my 99 refuse to unlock the doors or pop the trunk with the remote nor would it retract the antenna and there is no trunk light. The culprit, fuse #5 in the trunk, simple enough..... oh no, replaced it try to unlock new fuse gone inmediately, how do I proceed HELP PLEASE

[97 SL320]

Does the fuse pop when you install it or when you push the remote lock button?

If only when locking / unlocking, I'd say unplug the vacuum pump ( in right side trunk, near fuel fill ) and try again