Circuit Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Pontiac Wave. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The clutch switch is a normally open switch with the clutch pedal released. The engine control module (ECM) detects an feed back voltage on the clutch switch circuit when the clutch switch is open. The ECM detects 0 volts on the clutch switch circuit when the clutch switch is closed as the clutch pedal depressed.
When the ECM detects the clutch pedal switch circuit is shorted to ground, DTC P0834 sets.