M/T Models (Using Ignition Switch)

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Nissan Xterra. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Power is supplied at all times:

to starter motor terminal 2, and
through 40A fusible link (No. j, located in the fuse and fusible link box)
to ignition switch terminal B.

With the ignition switch in the START position, power is supplied:

from ignition switch terminal ST
to IPDM E/R terminal 21.

With the ignition switch in the ON or START position, power is supplied:

to IPDM E/R (intelligent power distribution module engine room) CPU, and
through 10A fuse (number 49, located in the IPDM E/R)
to terminal 1 of the clutch interlock switch.

With the clutch pedal depressed, power is supplied:

from clutch interlock switch terminal 2
through diode - 3 (with clutch interlock cancel switch)
to IPDM E/R terminal 48.

Ground is supplied at all times:

to IPDM E/R terminals 38 and 59
from body grounds E9, E15 and E24.

Provided that the IPDM E/R receives a starter relay request ON signal from the BCM over the CAN lines, the IPDM E/R grounds the starter relay and power is supplied:

from terminal 19 of the IPDM E/R
to terminal 1 of the starter motor.

The starter motor plunger closes and provides a closed circuit between the battery and the starter motor. The starter motor is grounded to the cylinder block. With power and ground supplied, the starter motor operates.