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POWER DISTRIBUTION
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CIGAR LIGHTER OUTLET
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CIGAR LIGHTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CIRCUIT BREAKER
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CIRCUIT BREAKER/SEAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CIRCUIT BREAKER/WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
GENERATOR CARTRIDGE FUSE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
IOD FUSE
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
POWER DISTRIBUTION
DESCRIPTION
This group covers the various standard and
optional power distribution components used on this
model. The power distribution system for this vehicle
consists of the following components:
• Power Distribution Center (PDC)
• Junction Block (JB)
• Relay and Fuse Block.
The power distribution system also incorporates
various types of circuit control and protection fea-
tures, including:
• Automatic resetting circuit breakers
• Blade-type fuses
• Cartridge fuses
• Circuit splice blocks
• Flashers
• Relays.
Following are general descriptions of the major
components in the power distribution system. See the
owner's manual in the vehicle glove box for more
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JUNCTION BLOCK
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
POWER OUTLET
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
POWER OUTLET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
RELAY CENTER
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REAR POWER OUTLET
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
information on the features and use of all of the
power distribution system components. Refer to the
index in this service manual for the location of com-
plete circuit diagrams for the various power distribu-
tion system components.
OPERATION
The power distribution system for this vehicle is
designed to provide safe, reliable, and centralized dis-
tribution points for the electrical current required to
operate all of the many standard and optional facto-
ry-installed electrical and electronic powertrain,
chassis, safety, security, comfort and convenience sys-
tems. At the same time, the power distribution sys-
tem was designed to provide ready access to these
electrical distribution points for the vehicle techni-
cian to use when conducting diagnosis and repair of
faulty circuits. The power distribution system can
also prove useful for the sourcing of additional elec-
trical circuits that may be required to provide the
electrical current needed to operate many accessories
that the vehicle owner may choose to have installed
in the aftermarket.
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