- Start the engine.
- Turn on the rear window defogger system.
- Ground one lead of a test lamp.
- With the other lead of the test lamp, lightly touch each end of
each grid line.
Observe for the following conditions:
• | The test lamps lights to full brilliance at both ends of the grid
lines. |
• | The brilliance of the test lamp decreases proportionately as you
move the lead from the left side to the right side. |
• | This condition is normal. |
• | The test lamp does not light at the right end of the grid. |
- If the test lamp lights to full brilliance at both ends, repair
the ground.
- If the light reading is abnormal, move the test lamp along the
grid line from left to right until the test lamp extinguishes.
This indicates a break in the grid line.
Defogger Grid Line Diagnosis with Heated Backlight Antenna.
Test each grid line within each of the 3 zones delineated by
the 2 vertical antenna lines. Contact each grid line 3 mm (0.125 in)
on either side of the window centerline.