Heated rear window vaz 2110 DIY repair

In detail: heating the rear window of a VAZ 2110 DIY repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

1 - mounting block;
2 - ignition switch;
3 - rear window heating switch;
4 - control lamp for turning on the heating;
5 - rear window heating element;

K6 - additional relay;
K7 - relay for turning on the rear window heating;
A - to power supplies

The glass heating element is switched on by means of an auxiliary relay K7, type 904.3747-10, installed in the mounting block. When the heating is turned on, the
control lamp 4, located next to the switch and illuminating the switch button in orange.

The heated rear window can only be turned on when the ignition is on, since voltage is supplied to switch 3 through an additional relay K6, which is triggered when the ignition is turned on.

Power to the glass heating element is supplied through the contacts of the K7 relay from the F7 fuse, which is directly connected to the power supplies.

If when the heating is turned on, the rear window does not heat up, it is necessary to check the fuse F8, wires and their connections, as well as the switch and relay K7.

Almost all VAZ models have rear window heating, which greatly facilitates driving in special conditions. Most often, heating is needed in bad, cloudy weather, when the rear window fogs up from condensation, and also in winter, when the glass is covered with icing.

The operating principle of the heater is quite simple:

  • a conductive thread of a certain resistance is applied to the rear window, which heats up from the passage of current through it;
  • the supply voltage is provided by the following components: wiring, relay, fuse and power button;
Video (click to play).

This scheme is used on all VAZ cars (as well as on most foreign cars), starting with the "classics" and ending with the latest models.

4 - power button (backlit);

5 - signal lamp on the instrument panel;

6 - heating thread (element) of the rear window;

The inoperability of the rear window heater is detected immediately, during working heating, the fogged glass, literally in the first minutes after switching on, begins to clear up. If the heating does not work, this does not happen, and the glass remains fogged up.