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Normal Operation

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When placed in ACC, RUN or START, the ignition switch sends voltage out to the smart junction box (SJB). Micro-processors in the SJB continuously monitor the ignition switch state. The ignition switch has 4 possible states:

When the ignition switch is placed in ACC, fused ignition voltage is sent to SJB C2280a-3 along circuit CDC33 (VT/GN).

When the ignition switch is placed in RUN, fused ignition voltage is sent to:

When the ignition switch is placed in START, fused ignition voltage is sent to:

Hybrid Vehicles

Non-Hybrid Vehicles

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following: