Ford 1996 Contour Manual page 232

Fuses, Circuit Breakers and Relays
Fuses, circuit breakers, and relays protect your vehicle's
electrical system from overloading. If electrical parts in your
vehicle are not working, the system may have been overloaded
and blown a fuse or relay, or tripped a circuit breaker. Before
you replace or repair any electrical parts, check the appropriate
circuit protector.
The following charts tell you which circuit protector protects
each electrical part of your vehicle. If a fuse blows or a circuit
breaker opens a circuit, all the parts of your vehicle that use the
circuit will not work.
Once you have determined which fuses or circuit breakers to
check, follow the procedures under Checking and replacing fuses
or Checking and replacing circuit breakers later in this chapter.
Always remove the key from the ignition before working
on or replacing fuses.
The Power Distribution Box Fuses and Relays
The power distribution box location
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