Description And Operation: Description

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The Power Distribution system:

• Provides battery voltage and a return ground path for various vehicle electrical and electronic systems and components
• Employs the following components:
  • Battery
  • Power Distribution Center (PDC) (2)
  • Body Control Module (BCM) (1)
  • Vehicle ground locations
  • Battery Fuse Terminal (BFT)

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The PDC: 

• Is mounted under the hood in the drivers' rear corner of the engine compartment. It consists of three components:
  • The cover (1)
  • The PDC tray for the fuses and circuit breakers (2)
  • The PDC base or bucket for the PDC tray (3)
• It connects to the Battery Fuse Terminal (Pre-Fuse) with a single cable.
• It contains relays, circuit breakers and fuses that provide power to the circuits to operate systems in the vehicle.
• The wire harnesses connect to the bottom of the PDC.

It includes the following:

• Circuit breaker
• Small Slow-blow cartridge fuses
• Large Slow-blow cartridge fuses
• Micro fuses
• Large cartridge fuse
• Maxi fuse
• Micro 3 fuses

The BCM: 

• Is located behind the instrument panel above the left kick panel.
• Receives hardwired input from sensors and switches
• Provides logic and output control of certain electrical systems
• Provides load shedding logic and control
• Acts as the central module for the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus
• Supports flashing (reprogramming) of itself as well as other Electronic Control Units (ECUs) on the CAN-bus network
• Stores vehicle configuration data (PROXI)

The PIM: 

• The inverter module is located beneath the drivers front seat.
• The inverter module provides A/C power for user accessories.
• The inverter converts the 12 Volt DC from the battery system to a 110 Volt AC output.