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Heated Glass Element Relay: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Power Distribution Center:




2. Unlatch and open the cover on the Power Distribution Center (PDC).
3. See the fuse and relay layout label on the underside of the PDC cover for rear window defogger relay identification and location.
4. Remove the rear window defogger relay from the PDC.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the rear window defogger relay in the proper receptacle in the PDC.
2. Align the rear window defogger relay terminals with the terminal cavities in the PDC receptacle.
3. Push down firmly on the rear window defogger relay until the terminals are fully seated in the terminal cavities in the PDC receptacle.
4. Close and latch the cover onto the PDC.
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.