designed to provide safe, reliable, centralized distri-
bution of the electrical current required to operate all
of the many standard and optional factory-installed
electrical and electronic powertrain, chassis, safety,
comfort and convenience systems. At the same time,
these systems were designed to provide convenient to
access, centralized locations for conducting diagnosis
of faulty circuits, and for sourcing the additional cur-
rent requirements of many aftermarket vehicle acces-
sory and convenience items.

CIGAR LIGHTER OUTLET

REMOVAL

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative

cable.

(2) Remove the instrument panel center bezel.
(3) Remove the cigar lighter element.
(4) Remove cigar lighter from center console bezel.
(5) Hold the outer clamp, while turning shell.

INSTALLATION

(1) Assemble cigar lighter.
(2) install cigar lighter to center console bezel.

(3) Install cigar lighter element.
(4) Install center console bezel.
(5) Connect battery negative cable.

POWER DISTRIBUTION
CENTER

REMOVAL

The Power Distribution Center (PDC) is serviced

as a unit with the body wire harness. If any internal
circuit of the PDC or the PDC housing is faulty or
damaged, the entire PDC and body wire harness unit
must be replaced.

For complete circuit diagrams, refer to the appro-

priate wiring information. The wiring information
includes wiring diagrams, proper wire and connector
repair procedures, further details on wire harness
routing and retention, as well as pin-out and location
views for the various wire harness connectors, splices
and grounds.

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative

cable.

(2) Disconnect each of the engine compartment

wire harness connectors.

(3) Remove the fasteners that secure each of the

engine compartment wire harness ground eyelets to
the vehicle body and chassis components.

(4) Disengage each of the retainers that secure the

engine compartment wire harness to the vehicle body
and chassis components.

(5) Disengage the PDC housing.
(6) Remove remaining wire harness connectors to

body harness.

(7) Remove the PDC and the wire harness as a

unit.

INSTALLATION

The Power Distribution Center (PDC) is serviced

as a unit with the body wire harness. If any internal
circuit of the PDC or the PDC housing is faulty or

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damaged, the entire PDC and body wire harness unit
must be replaced.

NOTE: If the power distribution center (PDC) is
being replaced with a new unit, be certain to trans-
fer each of the fuses and relays from the old PDC
to the proper cavities of the new PDC.

For complete circuit diagrams, refer to the appro-

(1) Position the PDC in position in the engine com-

partment.

(2) Route the engine compartment wire harness

from the PDC through the engine compartment,
engaging each of the harness retainers to the mount-
ing provisions in the vehicle body and chassis compo-
nents.

(3) Install and tighten the fasteners that secure

each of the body wire harness ground eyelets to the
vehicle body and chassis components.

(4) Reconnect each of the engine compartment

wire harness connectors.

(5) Torque nut retaining positive battery cable at

PDC to 96 - 141 N

•m (85 - 130 in. lbs.).

(6) Reconnect the battery negative remote cable.

POWER OUTLET

REMOVAL

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative

cable.

(2) Look inside and note position of the retaining

bosses (Fig. 1).

(3) Using external snap ring pliers with 90 degree

tips. Insert pliers with tips against bosses and
squeeze forcing bosses out of base.

(4) Disconnect the base wires.

(5) Set base aside and remove base mount ring.

INSTALLATION

(1) Position mount ring to the instrument panel

and feed the wires through ring. Index the cap and
the mount ring with the index tab at 9 o’clock to the
key in the instrument panel. Install the ring.

(2) Connect wires to base. Orient base alignment

rib at 11 o’clock to mate the groove in mount ring at
the same location

(3) Push base into the bezel till it locks.
(4) Install cigar lighter cap.
(5) Connect the battery negative cable.

Fig. 1 POWER OUT REMOVAL

1 - RETAINING BOSSES-ENGAGE PLIERS HERE
2 - PARTIALLY REMOVED
3 - EXTERNAL SNAP-RING PLIERS
4 - PULL BASE OUT-THROUGH MOUNTING RING

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