Opel Kadett E

1984-1991 of release

Repair and car operation

13.24.4. Fuses and the relay

THE GENERAL DATA

Electric chains of all car are protected by fuses.

The most part of fuses is located in the block of safety locks and the relay on the left side under a steering column.

Numbers of safety locks are put on the block of safety locks and the relay. The electric chains protected by safety locks, are resulted in subsection 13.24.1.

Each safety lock has an inscription about size of a passed current.

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The prevention

Always replace a safety lock with other safety lock of the same capacity. Never replace a safety lock more than once, without having defined its reason перегорания.

Do not use instead of the fused safety lock a metal wire or a foil.

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On some models with the additional electric equipment one or two safety locks from an underside of the block of safety locks and the relay can be established.

If on the car washers of headlights are established, the relay and a washer safety lock are established under a cowl.

The fuse of a washer of headlights acts in film definitely.

The relay is an elektronno-operated switch which is usually used as follows:

  – The relay can switch the big currents дистанционно from a chain in which this current flows, allowing to use more thin wires and contacts of switches;
  – The relay can have more than one operating input, unlike the mechanical switch;
  – The relay can carry out timer function, for example, to set an interval of work of screen wipers.

Relays are located on the block of safety locks and the relay with obverse and a block underside.

Arrangement of the relay from a face sheet of the block of safety locks and the relay

And – the relay-breaker of indexes of turns and the emergency light alarm system, In – the relay of a heater of back glass, With – the relay of a screen wiper, D – the relay of forward antifog headlights

Arrangement of the relay and safety locks from an underside of the block of the relay and safety locks

Е – the relay of the onboard computer, F – the relay of a back screen wiper, G – the relay of a headlight, Н – the relay of headlights, I – a warning buzzer, 19 – a safety lock of central blocking, 20 – a safety lock electric Glass lifts

Relay replacement

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. If the system operated the relay, fails also a cause of defect, probably, is the relay, listen to relay work at the included system. 2. If the relay regularly works, you should hear click at its inclusion. 3. If the relay is serviceable, the cause of defect is concluded in elements or connecting wires. 4. If the relay does not work, it means that it or does not receive the basic power supplies or an operating impulse, or is faulty. 5. For relay replacement switch off ignition and, simply having pulled the relay, take it from a nest and insert on its place new.