Air Speed

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The blower control switch is part of the HVAC control. The selected value of the blower switch position is sent to the BCM via serial data.

The blower motor speed is controlled by increasing or decreasing the voltage drop on the ground side of the blower motor speed control circuit. The BCM provides a low side pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to the blower motor via the blower motor speed control circuit. As the requested blower speed increases, the BCM increases the amount of time that the speed signal is modulated to ground. As the requested blower speed decreases, the BCM decreases the amount of time that the signal is modulated to ground. The blower motor internal circuitry processes the PWM signal to drive the motor at the requested speed.

Afterblow

Afterblow is a feature that dries the evaporator core by operating the blower motor after the engine is turned OFF under certain conditions. This reduces the amount of microbial growth that can create undesirable odors. For additional information on afterblow, the default setting, and changing the setting, refer to Afterblow Configuration .