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Circuit Description

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The transmission Internal Mode Switch (IMS) is a sliding contact switch attached to the selector detent inside the transmission side cover. The four inputs to the PCM indicate the position of the transmission gearshift lever. The input voltage level at the PCM is high, B+, when the IMS is open and low when the switch is closed to ground. The four input parameters represented are Signals A, B, C and P - Parity.

If the PCM detects that IMS Signal "C" is high while the vehicle is being driven in a forward gear, then DTC P1826 sets. DTC P1826 is a type "C" DTC.