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You can view the Owner Guide online , which includes the fuse panel location and
diagram
Under the instrument panel on the left side ( there is a button located to the right of the fuse panel that you have to push to release the fuse panel ) according to the Owner Guide
#21 in the fuse panel under the driver side dash.
behind the glovebox ============================================ According to the 1996 Ford Contour Owner's Manual, "The instrument panel fuse panel is underneath the instrument panel on the left side. To open it, reach under the instrument panel and push the release button to the right of the fuse panel." That's about as good of a description as any you'll find. If you look under the instrument panel to the left of the steering column, you should see it.
In a 1999 Ford Contour : In the fuse panel below the instrument panel : ( # 27 is a 15 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter )
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( 2 ) there is your instrument panel fuse box and the power distribution box in your engine compartment by your battery , that also has fuses and relays in it
# 27 is a 15 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter in a 1997 Ford Contour ( in the interior fuse panel )
On a 1999 Ford Contour : In the passenger compartment fuse panel ( # 27 is a 15 amp fuse for the cigar lighter )
On my 1996 contour the heater would not work. I found from the dealer that under the passenger dash (kick panel) there is a relay they replaced. It is very easy to get at
In a 1998 Ford Contour : In the passenger compartment fuse panel : ( # 24 is a 15 amp , light blue color fuse , for the brake lamps )
According to the 1998 Ford Contour Owner Guide : In the passenger compartment fuse panel , below the instrument panel : ( # 28 is a light green color 30 amp fuse for the electric seats )
Location of fuse panel on 1996 Monte Carlo. for radio,cig.liter.