With Power Door Locks

The rear window defogger system is controlled by the smart entrance control unit. The rear window defogger operates for approximately 15 minutes.

Power is supplied at all times:

• to rear window defogger relay terminal 3
• through 20A fuse [No. 7, located in the fuse block (J/B)],
• to rear window defogger relay terminal 6
• through 20A fuse [No. 4, located in the fuse block (J/B)], and
• to smart entrance control unit terminal 10
• through 10A fuse (No. 37, located in the fuse and fusible link box).

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

• through 10A fuse [No. 10, located in the fuse block (J/B)]
• to the rear window defogger relay terminal 1, and
• to smart entrance control unit terminal 33.

Ground is supplied to terminal 5 of the rear window defogger switch (built into the air control) through body grounds M28 and M54.

When the rear defogger switch is turned ON, ground is supplied:

• through terminal 3 of the rear window defogger switch
• to smart entrance control unit terminal 39.

Terminal 2 of the smart entrance control unit then supplies ground to the rear window defogger relay terminal 2.

With power and ground supplied, the rear window defogger relay is energized.

Power is supplied:

• through terminals 5 and 7 of the rear window defogger relay
• to the rear window defogger.

The rear window defogger has an independent ground.

With power and ground supplied, the rear window defogger filaments heat and defog the rear window.

When the system is activated, the rear window defogger indicator illuminates in the rear window defogger switch.

Power is supplied:

• to terminal 4 of the rear window defogger switch
• from terminals 5 and 7 of the rear window defogger relay.

Terminal 5 of the rear window defogger switch is grounded through body grounds M28 and M54.