Circuit Description

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The transmission range (TR) switch is part of the park/neutral position (PNP) and back-up lamp switch assembly and is externally mounted on the transmission manual shaft. The TR switch is a multi-signal switch. The transmission control module (TCM) supplies ignition voltage to the TR switch on 4 signal circuits, A, B, C, and P. Each gear selector lever position grounds one or more of the switch circuits. In order to determine the gear range selected by the driver, the TCM compares the voltage combinations on the signal circuits to a look up table stored in TCM memory. The TCM detects the selected gear range by the state change of the switch input. Refer to Transmission Range Switch Logic .

Switch input to the TCM is represented on the scan tool as HI and LOW. HI indicates an ignition voltage signal. LOW indicates a 0 voltage signal. The 4 parameters represent transmission range switch signal A, B, C and Parity.

When the TCM detects an invalid TR switch signal combination, then DTC P0705 sets. DTC P0705 is a type C DTC.