Acura RL (1996-2004 year). Manual - part 223
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2004 American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
How To Use This Manual
Each schematic represents one circuit. A
circuit’s wires and components are arranged to
show current flow, from power at the top of the
page, to ground, at the bottom.
Shared Circuits
Other circuits may share power or ground
terminals or wiring with the circuit shown. A
wire that connects one circuit to another, for
example, is cut short and has an arrowhead at
the end of it pointing in the direction of current
flow. Next to the arrowhead is the name of the
circuit or component which shares that wiring.
To quickly check shared wiring, check the
operation of a component it serves. If that
component works, you know the shared wiring
is OK.
Connectors
All in-line and junction connectors are
numbered (C725, C416, etc.). Component
connectors are not numbered but are identified
either by the name of the component if the
component only has one connector, or by a
capital letter (A, B, C, etc.) if the component
has
more than one
connector.
Below most connector numbers and
component names are PHOTO and VIEW
numbers. The PHOTO number
refers to a photo in the back of the book
that shows the connector’s location on the car.
The VIEW number refers to an illustration in
the back of the book that shows the connector
face, wire colors, connector cavity numbers,
and other details.
The connector cavity numbering sequence
begins at the top left corner of the connector
as seen from either of the viewpoints shown
on
.
Wires
Wires are identified by the abbreviated names
of their colors; the second color is the color of
the stripe. Wires are also identified by their
location in a connector. The number “2” next to
the male and female wire terminals at C416, for
example, means those terminals join in cavity 2
of connector C416.
Symbols
A complete description of schematic
symbols begins on
.
Capital letter means that
the gauge assembly has
more than one connector.
Circuit Schematics
See Ground
Distribution,
page 14-4.
FUEL
TANK
UNIT
PHOTO 48
UNDER-
DASH
FUSE/
RELAY
BOX
PHOTO 51
See Power Distribution,
page 10-3.
FUSE 13
10A
G301
PHOTO 21
PHOTO 25 (Coupe)
BLK
See Ground
Distribution,
page 14-4.
BLK
Thermistor
See Gauges
GAUGE
ASSEMBLY
VIEW 113
YEL
YEL
GRN/RED
GRN/RED
C416
PHOTO 52
VIEW 91
LOW FUEL
INDICATOR
LIGHT
See Indicators
C723
PHOTO 78
VIEW 6
A
A
BLK
C725
PHOTO 77
VIEW 75
2
1
2
1
2
“HOT” label tells you when
the ignition switch supplies
power to the fuse.
Arrow with note means
other circuits connect here.
Junction connector has one or
more bus bars in it; each connects
to two or more wire terminals.
Arrowhead means
wire connects to
another circuit;
it points in direction
of current flow.
Cavity number;
assigned as
shown on
.
Female
terminal
Male
terminal
Connector number;
index begins on
page 203.
Number of photo
in back of book
showing component
location on car.
Wire color code;
defined on
Splice
Broken wire means
part of the circuit is
not shown; look
elsewhere.
Ground
2
Number of connec-
tor view
in back of book
Variations
are indicated
by model.
HOT AT ALL TIMES