Starting System: Description and Operation

OPERATION
The Battery, Starter Motor, Starter Relay and Ignition Switch make up the Starting System. The Park/Neutral Position Switch or Clutch Triple Function Switch must be closed (gear shift lever in "PARK" or "NEUTRAL" or clutch pedal depressed) in order to operate the Starter Motor.

Turning the Ignition Switch to "START" sends current through the Starter Relay coil and operates the relay. Current from the Battery then flows directly through the Starter Relay contacts to the Starter Motor to start the engine.

When the Ignition Switch is in the "START" position, full voltage is applied to the B+ terminal of the Ignition Coil.

For vehicles equipped with Anti-Theft, starter interrupt circuitry is built into the Anti-Theft Module. When the Anti-Theft Module detects an unauthorized entry, the starter interrupt circuitry disables the starting system.