Starter Relay
Switches the heavy current to the starter motor after the control module has confirmed the gear selector position, clutch or brake, and immobiliser status. That chain of permissions is why a no-crank fault so often has nothing to do with the starter itself — the request is never made, and everything downstream is fine.
Also known as: start relay, starter solenoid relay, crank relay
Referenced by 25 codes
Codes involving this component (25)
- P0817 Starter Disable Circuit/Open High
- P2533 Ignition Switch On/Start Position Circuit High
- P2534 Ignition Switch On/Start Position Circuit Low High
- P2AF5 Starter Relay C Stuck On High
- P2AF6 Starter Relay C Stuck Off High
- P0512 Starter Request Circuit Moderate
- P0615 Starter Relay A Circuit Moderate
- P0616 Starter Relay A Circuit Low Moderate
- P0617 Starter Relay A Circuit High Moderate
- P06E9 Engine Starter Performance Moderate
- P0850 Park/Neutral Switch Input Circuit Moderate
- P0851 Park/Neutral Switch Input Circuit Low Moderate
- P0852 Park/Neutral Switch Input Circuit High Moderate
- P081A Starter Disable Circuit Low
- P081B Starter Disable Circuit High
- P26F1 Starter Relay A Stuck Off
- P26F3 Starter Relay B Stuck Off
- P2AF2 Starter Relay C Control Circuit/Open
- P2AF3 Starter Relay C Control Circuit Low
- P2AF4 Starter Relay C Control Circuit High
- P2AF7 Starter Relay D Control Circuit/Open
- P2AF8 Starter Relay D Control Circuit Low
- P2AF9 Starter Relay D Control Circuit High
- P2AFA Starter Relay D Stuck On
- P2AFB Starter Relay D Stuck Off
Other components in Electrical and Charging
- Data Bus 563
- Battery 218
- Gateway Module 158
- Stability Control Module 122
- Battery Temperature Sensor 115
- Infotainment Head Unit 49
- Alternator 45
- Brake Booster Pressure Sensor 39
- A/C Refrigerant Pressure Sensor 33
- Brake Light Switch 32
- Cruise Control Switch 31
- Ignition Switch 31
- Cooling Fan Relay 28
- A/C Compressor 25
- Clutch Switch 24
- ECM Power Relay 21
- Roof Antenna Module 19
- Immobiliser 15
- Lighting Driver Control Module 15
- Starter Motor 14
- Transmission Control Module Power Relay 14
- Fuel Pump Relay 13
- Secondary Air Injection Relay 13
- Battery Monitoring Sensor 10
- Driver Information Centre 10
- A/C Evaporator Temperature Sensor 8
- Telematics Control Module 8
- Navigation Control Module 6
- Headlamp Levelling Actuator 6
- Hydraulic Pump Relay 5
- Head-Up Display 2
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