Circuit/System Description
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Voltage for the interior backlighting components is supplied from the body control module (BCM). The BCM applies a voltage reference through the 12 V reference circuit to the headlamp and panel dimmer switch. When the dimming switch is placed in the desired position, the dimmed voltage setting is applied from the headlamp and panel dimmer switch through the instrument panel (I/P) lamp dimmer switch signal circuit to the BCM. The BCM then applies the dimmed voltage to the lamp supply voltage circuits and they are dimmed to the correct level.