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Action

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1

Did you review the system operation and perform the necessary inspections?

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Go to Step 2

Go to Symptoms - Seats

2

  1. Turn the ignition on.
  2. Turn both of the rear seat heater switches on.

Do the rear heated seats operate normally?

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Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems

Go to Step 3

3

Are both of the rear heated seats inoperative?

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Go to Step 4

Go to Step 7

4

Test and repair for an open or high resistance in the battery voltage circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 28

Go to Step 5

5

Test and repair for an open or high resistance in the ignition voltage circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 28

Go to Step 6

6

Test and repair for an open or high resistance in the rear heated seats ground circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 28

Go to Step 7

7

Are both the seat cushion and the seat back cushion heaters inoperative?

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Go to Step 8

Go to Step 13

8

  1. Disconnect the inoperative rear seat cushion heater connector.
  2. Turn the ignition on.
  3. Turn the heater switch on.
  4. Connect a test lamp from the rear seat cushion heater control circuit terminal in the harness connector to ground.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 9

Go to Step 10

9

Connect the test lamp across the rear seat cushion heater harness connector terminals. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 24

Go to Step 19

10

  1. Disconnect the rear seat cushion heater relay.
  2. Connect a test lamp from the rear seat heater relay control circuit terminal in the relay connector to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 15

Go to Step 11

11

Test and repair for an open or high resistance in the rear seat heater relay control circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 28

Go to Step 12

12

  1. Disconnect the rear seat heater switch.
  2. Connect a test lamp from the ignition voltage circuit terminal in the switch connector to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 26

Go to Step 20

13

Is the rear seat cushion inoperative only?

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Go to Step 24

Go to Step 14

14

  1. Disconnect the connector between the seat cushion heater and the seat back heater.
  2. Turn the ignition on.
  3. Turn the seat heater switch on.
  4. Connect a test lamp across the connector terminals from the seat cushion heater. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 25

Go to Step 24

15

Connect a test lamp from the ignition voltage circuit terminal in the heater relay connector to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 16

Go to Step 21

16

Connect a test lamp from the battery voltage circuit terminal in the heater relay connector to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 17

Go to Step 22

17

Connect a test lamp from the battery voltage circuit terminal in the heater relay connector to the ground circuit terminal. Refer to Circuit Testing in Wiring Systems.

Does the test lamp illuminate?

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Go to Step 18

Go to Step 23

18

Test and repair for an open or high resistance in the rear seat cushion heater control circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Did you find and correct the condition?

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Go to Step 28

Go to Step 27

19

Repair the open or high resistance in the rear seat cushion heater ground circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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20

Repair the open or high resistance in the rear seat heater switch ignition voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring System

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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21

Repair the open or high resistance in the rear seat heater relay ignition voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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22

Repair the open or high resistance in the rear seat heater relay battery voltage circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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23

Repair the open or high resistance in the rear seat heater relay ground circuit. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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24

Replace the rear seat cushion heater. Refer to Rear Seat Cushion Heater Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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25

Replace the rear seat back cushion heater. Refer to Rear Seat Back Cushion Heater Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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26

Replace the rear seat heater switch. Refer to Rear Seat Heater Switch Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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27

Replace the rear seat cushion heater relay. Refer to Rear Seat Cushion Heater Relay Replacement .

Is the repair complete?

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Go to Step 28

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28

Operate the system in order to verify the repair.

Did you correct the condition?

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System OK

Go to Step 3