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Interrupt Relay: Inspection

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Measure the interrupt relay resistance between terminals (indicated in the table below) when connecting terminal No. 3 to battery positive terminal and terminal No. 1 to battery ground terminal.

TERMINALS REFERENCE

Current Terminal No. Standard
Flow 5 - 2 1 MΩ or more
5 - 4 Less than 1 Ω
No flow 5 - 2 Less than 1 Ω
5 - 4 1 MΩ or more
Fig 1: Measuring Interrupt Relay Resistance
G04995535Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.

If NG, replace the interrupt relay.