where is the fuse for the cigarette lighter on a 1997 Seat Alhambra 1.9 TDi? i look up on the main fuse box under the steering arm but i cant find it. in the haynes ford galaxy manual, it says its in the main fuse box. i dont have power on the front and 2 back cigarette lighter. please help!!

Joel, April 2007

yes, definitely fuse 7. Mine had a 20amp fuse in it, which had blown, but I could not tell you if it was meant to be 20amp originally

TheMightyImp2, September 2009

Fuse Location and Description (Based on Mk1 Mondeo)

When a system is listed under a number of fuses then all those its listed under effect the operation of that system in some way and should be checked.

Fuse #: Circuit(s) Location Colour Rating
1 Main Power Supply to Passenger Fusebox Engine Bay Black 80amps
2 Engine Cooling System Engine Bay Yellow 60amps
3 ABS System / Diesel Engine Engine Bay Yellow 60amps
4 Ignition System / VSS / Cruise Control / Air Con Engine Bay Yellow 20amps
5 Heated Front Windscreen (Right Side) Engine Bay Green 30amps
6 Heated Front Windscreen (Left Side) Engine Bay Green 30amps
7 ABS System Engine Bay Green 30amps
8 Heated Seats Engine Bay Green 30amps
9 EEC Power Supply / VSS Engine Bay Blue 20amps
10 Ignition System / Number Plate Lights / Cluster Engine Bay Blue 20amps
11 EEC Memory Engine Bay Violet 3amps
12 Horn(s), Indicators and Hazard Light System Engine Bay Blue 15amps
13 Catalytic Convertor (HEGO) System Engine Bay Blue 15amps
14 Fuel Pump Engine Bay Blue 15amps
(Tip: If you leave the car for a couple of days then removing this fuse acts like an immobiliser)
15 Headlight Bulb / Leveling Motor (Right Side) Engine Bay Red 10amps
16 Headlight Bulb / Leveling Motor (Left Side) Engine Bay Red 10amps
17 Main Beam (Right Side) Engine Bay Red 10amps
18 Main Beam (Left Side) Engine Bay Red 10amps
19 Heated Door Mirrors Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
20 Front/Rear Wiper Motor (Circuit Breaker) Passenger Footwell Black 10amps
21 Electric Windows (When front only fitted) Passenger Footwell Green 30amps
Electric Windows (Front and Rear) Passenger Footwell Orange 40amps
22 ABS Module Power Supply Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
23 Reversing Lights / Air Con / Adaptive Damping Passenger Footwell Blue 15amps
24 Brake Lights / Adaptive Damping Passenger Footwell Blue 15amps
25 Central Locking / Alarm (Inc Double Locking) Module Passenger Footwell Yellow 20amps
26 Fog Lights Passenger Footwell Yellow 20amps
27 Cigarette Lighter (Permanently Live) / Clock Passenger Footwell Blue 15amps
28 Headlight Washer Motor / Electric Seat Motors Passenger Footwell Green 30amps
29 Rear Heated Screen Passenger Footwell Green 30amps
30 Engine Management / Aux Warning / Trip Computer Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
31 Cluster Illumination / Radio Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
32 Radio / Anti-Theft / Cruise Control Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
33 Side Lights (Left Side) Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
34 Roof Courtesy Lights / Footwell Lights / Visor Lights Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
35 Side Lights (Right Side) Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps
36 Air Bag Passenger Footwell Green 30amps
37 Cabin Fan / Air Con Passenger Footwell Green 30amps
38 Adaptive Damping System Passenger Footwell Brown 7.5amps

Fuse Box Locations:

Engine Bay Fusebox is located in the passenger side closest to the headlight and is accessed by releasing the spring clamp at the back.

Passenger Footwell Fusebox is located behind and to the right of the glovebox. Open the glovebox and tug towards the rear of the car to aid access. There is a small black pin on the right of the fusebox that needs to be pulled in the direction of the floor in order to release the box from its mounting.

FINIS Codes:

Most fuses can be obtained from car shops like halfords however the larger ones are more specialist and may need to be ordered from Ford:

3 AMP E43b-14A094-AA £1.06
7.5 AMP 87FG-14A094-DA £0.78
10 AMP D9ZB-14A094-CA £0.84
15 AMP D9ZB-14A094-DA £0.84
20 AMP D9ZB-14A094-EA £0.84
30 AMP D9ZB-14A094-GA £0.84
40 AMP 93BG-14A094-DA £5.08
20 AMP Square 91AG-14A094-AA £6.32
60 AMP Square 91AG-14A094-FA £4.14
80 AMP Square 91AG-14A094-HA £3.03

paul, April 2007

I managed to blow mine when using them to power a mains converter a few years back when camping. Mine is a 2002 TDi, so I can't guarantee it's the same.

As far as I remember on my car each outlet is separately fused. Looking at the diagram on the inside of the pull-down flap, it looks like:
"Cigarette lighter" in front console: fuse 7 (picture of a cigarette on the diagram).
Power outlets by rear door: 8 and 10 (pictures of 2-hole sockets on the diagram).

In my car all of these hold a 15amp fuse, although I can't guarantee this is right- I seem to remember pulling fuses without noting where they belonged, and neither the handbook nor the flap diagram gives fuse values.

Fuse 20 looks as though it could be relevant if the others don't solve the problem. I have a 20amp fuse in that.

Good luck

Paul Kingston, April 2007