Circuit/System Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The body control module (BCM) receives a discrete input from driver and passenger jamb switches. The BCM then communicates this status to the instrument panel cluster (IPC) via a serial data message. The IPC, upon receipt of this serial data message, will illuminate the ajar indicator and also send a serial data massage to the radio to activate the door ajar audible warming when the transmission is removed from PARK and the vehicle speed is greater than 8 km/h (5 mph).
The door ajar switches supply a ground to the BCM when the door is open. Once the door is closed the door ajar switch opens removing the ground to the BCM. The BCM sends a signal to the IPC to illuminate the door ajar indicator when a door is open.