Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1566

8W - 97 - 2
OPERA TION
Th e ciga r ligh t er con sist s of t wo m a jor com pon en t s:
a kn ob a n d h ea t in g elem en t u n it , a n d t h e ciga r
ligh t er ba se or r ecept a cle sh ell. Th e r ecept a cle sh ell
is con n ect ed t o gr ou n d, a n d a n in su la t ed con t a ct in
t h e bot t om of t h e sh ell is con n ect ed t o ba t t er y cu r-
r en t . Th e ciga r ligh t er r eceives ba t t er y volt a ge fr om a
fu se in t h e fu seblock on ly wh en t h e ign it ion swit ch is
in t h e Accessor y or On posit ion s.
Th e kn ob a n d h ea t in g elem en t a r e en ca sed wit h in
a spr in g-loa ded h ou sin g, wh ich a lso fea t u r es a slidin g
pr ot ect ive h ea t sh ield. Wh en t h e h ea t in g elem en t is
in ser t ed in t h e r ecept a cle sh ell, t h e h ea t in g elem en t
r esist or coil is gr ou n ded t h r ou gh it s h ou sin g t o t h e
r ecept a cle sh ell. If t h e ciga r ligh t er kn ob is pu sh ed
in wa r d, t h e h ea t sh ield slides u p t owa r d t h e kn ob
exposin g t h e h ea t in g elem en t .
Two sm a ll spr in g-clip r et a in er s a r e loca t ed on
eit h er side of t h e in su la t ed con t a ct in side t h e bot t om
of t h e r ecept a cle sh ell. Th ese clips en ga ge a n d h old
t h e h ea t in g elem en t a ga in st t h e in su la t ed con t a ct
lon g en ou gh for t h e r esist or coil t o h ea t u p a n d glow.
Wh en t h e r esist or coil becom es su fficien t ly h ea t ed,
excess h ea t r a dia t es fr om t h e h ea t in g elem en t ca u s-
in g t h e spr in g-clips t o expa n d. On ce t h e spr in g-clips
expa n d fa r en ou gh t o r elea se t h e h ea t in g elem en t ,
t h e spr in g-loa ded h ou sin g for ces t h e kn ob a n d h ea t -
in g elem en t t o pop ba ck ou t wa r d t o t h eir r ela xed
posit ion . Wh en t h e ciga r ligh t er kn ob a n d elem en t
a r e pu lled ou t of t h e r ecept a cle sh ell, t h e pr ot ect ive
h ea t sh ield slides down wa r d on t h e h ou sin g so t h a t
t h e h ea t in g elem en t is r ecessed a n d sh ielded a r ou n d
it s cir cu m fer en ce for sa fet y.
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - CIGAR LIGHTER
OUTLET
F or ciga r ligh t er ou t let dia gn osis a n d t est in g pr o-
cedu r es (Refer t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/P OWE R DISTRI-
BUTION/P OWE R OUTLE T
TE STING)
REMOVAL
F or ciga r ligh t er ou t let r em ova l pr ocedu r e (Refer t o
8 - E LE CTRICAL/P OWE R DISTRIBUTION/P OWE R
OUTLE T - RE MOVAL).
CI RCU I T BREAK ER
DESCRIPTION
Au t om a t ic r eset t in g cir cu it br ea ker s a r e u sed t o
pr ot ect t h e power win dow volt a ge su pply cir cu it s.
Th ese cir cu it br ea ker s ca n pr ot ect t h e syst em s fr om a
sh or t cir cu it , or fr om a n over loa d con dit ion ca u sed by
8W-97 POWER DISTRIBUTION
- DIAGNOSIS AND
a n obst r u ct ed or st u ck power win dow r egu la t or or
swit ch .
Th e cir cu it br ea ker ca n n ot be r epa ir ed a n d, if
fa u lt y or da m a ged, it m u st be r epla ced.
OPERA TION
Th e cir cu it br ea ker con t a in s a bi-m et a l st r ip sa n d-
wich ed bet ween t wo con t a ct s for m in g t h e con n ect ion
in t h e cir cu it . An over loa d con dit ion ca u ses t h e
bi-m et a l st r ip t o h ea t a n d ben d t o t h e open posit ion ,
discon n ect in g cu r r en t flow t o t h e cir cu it . Th en a s t h e
syst em over loa d or sh or t cir cu it is r em oved, t h e
bi-m et a l st r ip cools, r e-est a blish in g con t a ct t o a llow
cu r r en t flow t o t h e cir cu it .
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - CIRCUIT BREAKER
F or com plet e cir cu it descr ipt ion s a n d dia gr a m s,
r efer t o Wirin g .
(1) Loca t e t h e cor r ect cir cu it br ea ker in t h e fu se-
block. P u ll ou t t h e cir cu it br ea ker sligh t ly, bu t be cer-
t a in t h a t t h e cir cu it br ea ker t er m in a ls st ill con t a ct
t h e t er m in a ls in t h e fu seblock ca vit ies.
(2) Con n ect t h e n ega t ive lea d of a 12-volt DC volt -
m et er t o a good gr ou n d.
(3) Wit h t h e volt m et er posit ive lea d, ch eck bot h
t er m in a ls of t h e cir cu it br ea ker for ba t t er y volt a ge.
If on ly on e t er m in a l h a s ba t t er y volt a ge, t h e cir cu it
br ea ker is fa u lt y a n d m u st be r epla ced. If n eit h er t er-
m in a l h a s ba t t er y volt a ge, r epa ir t h e open cir cu it
fr om t h e P ower Dist r ibu t ion Cen t er a s r equ ir ed.
FU SE BLOCK # 1
DESCRIPTION
An elect r ica l fu se block is con cea led u n der t h e
dr iver side st eer in g colu m n . Th e fu se block ser ves t o
dist r ibu t e elect r ica l cu r r en t t o m a n y of t h e elect r ica l
syst em s in t h e veh icle. Th e fu se block con t a in s bla de-
t ype m in i fu ses, r ela ys a n d m icr o pr ocessor s t h a t
en a ble a u t om a t ic con t r ol of som e of t h e power dist r i-
bu t ion cir cu it s t h r ou gh ou t t h e veh icle.
Th e m olded pla st ic fu se block h ou sin g h a s a n in t e-
gr a l m ou n t in g br a cket t h a t is secu r ed wit h scr ews t o
t h e st eer in g colu m n . A fin ger r ecess is m olded in t o
t h e cover for ea sy r em ova l. A fu se la you t m a p is
m olded on t o t h e ba ck side of t h e cover t o en su r e
pr oper fu se iden t ifica t ion .
Th e fu se block ca n n ot be r epa ir ed, if t h e fu se block
is fa u lt y or da m a ged or if a n y in t er n a l cir cu it is
fa u lt y or da m a ged, t h e en t ir e fu se block m u st be
r epla ced.
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