Circuit/System Description
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When the rear defogger button is pressed, voltage is supplied to the relay coil by the HVAC control module which also illuminates the rear window defogger indicator. B+ voltage is supplied at all times to the relay switched input and the relay coil is always grounded. This allows battery positive voltage from the relay switched input through the switch contacts and out the relay switched output to the rear window defogger.