This article is about the eighth-generation Buick Riviera, produced from 1994 to 1999. Here you will find the Buick Riviera 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 fuse box outline, get information on the location of the fuse boxes inside the car and learn about the allocation of each fuse (fuse layout) and relay.
The fuse for the cigar lighter socket in the Buick Riviera is fuse #26 in the instrument panel fuse box.
Instrument Panel Fuse Box
Fuse Box Location
It is located behind the lid at the end of the instrument panel near the driver’s door.
Fuse box diagram
Assignment of the fuses in the instrument panel
| № | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Air Bag |
| 2 | Injectors |
| 3 | Anti-Lock Brake System |
| 4 | Left Exterior Lamps |
| 5 | Turn Signal Lamps |
| 6 | 1994-1995: Cruise Control; 1996-1999: Oxygen Sensor |
| 7 | Climate Control |
| 8 | Right Exterior Lamps |
| 9 | HVAC Relay |
| 10 | MAF |
| 11 | Auxiliary Power |
| 12 | Interior Lamps |
| 13 | Chime |
| 14 | 1994-1995: Not Used; 1996-1999: TMNSS |
| 15 | 1994-1995: Not Used; 1996-1999: Cruise Control |
| 16 | 1994-1995: Not Used; 1996-1999: Perimeter Lights |
| 17 | Not Used |
| 18 | Not Used |
| 19 | Radio |
| 20 | Cooling Fan |
| 21 | Not Used |
| 22 | Not Used |
| 23 | Windshield Wipers |
| 24 | 1994-1996: Not Used; 1997-1999: Flat Pack Motor |
| 25 | PCM |
| 26 | Cigarette Lighter |
| 27 | Crank |
| 28 | HVAC Blower |
Rear Underseat Fuse Boxes
Fuse Box Location
Two fuse boxes located under the rear seat.
To access the fuse boxes, the rear seat cushion must be removed (pull up on the front of the cushion to release the front hooks, pull the cushion up and out toward the front of the vehicle).
Fuse Box Diagram (Left block)
Assignment of the fuses and relays in the Left Rear Underseat Fuse Box
| № | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1994-1995: Interior Lamps Relay; 1996-1999: Open |
| 2 | Electronic Level Control |
| 3 | Trunk Release Relay |
| 4 | Open |
| 5 | Fuel Pump Relay |
| 6 | Driver Door Unlock Relay |
| 7-10 | Open |
| 11 | Rear Defogger Relay (Upper Zone) |
| 12 | Rear Defogger Relay (Lower Zone) |
| 13 | Open |
| 14-16 | Spare |
| 17-22 | Open |
| 23 | Direct Accessory Power – Accessory |
| 24 | 1994-1995: Direct Accessory Power – Ignition; 1996-1999: Open |
Fuse Box Diagram (Right block)
Assignment of the fuses and relays in the Right Rear Underseat Fuse Box
| № | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Spare |
| 3 | Open |
| 4 | Circuit Breaker – Power Windows/Sunroof |
| 5-6 | Spare |
| 7 | Open |
| 8-9 | Spare |
| 10 | Open |
| 11 | Circuit Breaker – Power Seats |
| 12-13 | Spare |
| 14 | Open |
| 15 | Power Seats |
| 16 | Circuit Breaker – Headlamps |
| 17 | HVAC Blower Motor |
| 18 | Powertrain Control Module/PASS-Key II |
| 19 | Ignition 3 |
| 20 | Ignition 1 |
| 21 | Rear Defogger |
| 22 | Trunk and Fuel Door Releases |
| 23 | 1994-1996: Heated Seat; 1997-1999: Electronic Level Control |
| 24 | 1994-1996: Electronic Level Control/lnstrument Panel; 1997-1999: Heated Seats/Instrument Panel |
| 25 | Exterior Lamps |
| 26 | Open |
| 27 | Power Door Locks |
| 28 | Interior Lamps |
| 29 | Hazard Lamps/Stoplamps |
| 30 | Parking Lamps |
| 31 | 1994-1997: Not Used; 1998-1999: Heated Mirror |
| 32 | 1994-1995: Back-up Lamps; 1996-1999: Open |
| 33 | Fuel Door Release |
| 34 | Trunk Release |
| 35 | Battery Thermistor |
| 36 | Instrument Panel #2 |
| 37 | Instrument Panel #1 |
| 38 | 1994-1996: Electronic Level Control; 1997-1999: Heated Seats |
| 39 | Fuel Pump |
| 40 | Open |
| 41 | 1994-1995: Not Used; 1996-1999: RR Defog 2 |
| 42 | 1994-1995: Not Used; 1996-1999: RR Defog 1 |
Engine Compartment Fuse Box
The electrical center is located in the engine compartment.
Fuse box diagram
Assignment of the fuses in the engine compartment
| № | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Air Conditioning Compressor |
| 2 | Not Used |
| 3 | Not Used |
| 4 | Horn |
| 5 | Not Used |
| 6 | Not Used |
| 7 | Cooling Fan #2 |
| 8 | Cooling Fan #3 |
| 9 | Cooling Fan |
| 10 | ABS Main |
| 11 | ABS Pump Motor |
| 12 | Not Used |
| 13 | Horn |
| 14 | 1994-1996: Flash To Pass; 1997-1999: Not Used |
