The rear window defogger system consists of the following components:
| • | A rear window defogger switch |
| • | A rear window equipped with the following components imbedded on the
inside surface: |
| - | A number of horizontal ceramic silver compound element lines (5) |
| - | Two vertical bus bars (2,3) |
The feed terminal is soldered to the bus bar on the left side (4). The
ground terminal is soldered to the bus bar on the right side (1).
Testing Grid Lines
Use the following procedure in order to locate inoperative grid lines:
- Start
the engine.
- Turn the rear window defogger system ON.
- Ground the negative lead of the DMM.
- Lightly touch the positive lead of the DMM to each grid line. The voltage
will decrease as you move the lead farther away from the feed bus bar.
- If the DMM reads a high voltage at both ends of the grid lines, inspect
for the following conditions:
| • | A loose terminal-to-bus bar connection |
| • | A loose ground wire-to-body connection |
- Test all the grid lines in at least two places in order to eliminate
the possibility of bridging a break. For best results, contact each grid line
a few millimeters on either side of the window centerline.
- If an abnormal meter reading is apparent on a specific grid line, perform
the following steps:
| 7.1. | Place the lead on the grid. |
| 7.2. | Move the lead along the grid until the voltage reading drops significantly.
This condition indicates a break in the continuity of the grid line. |
| 7.3. | Mark the grid line breaks on the outside of the window using a wax pencil
or a crayon. Refer to
Grid Line Repair
. |
