Compressor Clutch Relay: Description and Operation

A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH RELAY

The A/C compressor clutch relay supplies voltage to the A/C compressor clutch and is located in the battery junction box (BJB). The power control module (PCM) can interrupt the A/C compressor operation through the A/C compressor clutch relay under the following conditions:
- during engine start-up
- wide open throttle (WOT)
- low engine idle conditions
- excessively high engine temperatures