Description And Operation: Anti-Theft: Notes
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NOTE:
The smart junction box (SJB) is also known as the generic electronic module (GEM).
The passive anti-theft system (PATS) consists of the following components:
- Anti-theft indicator (located in the instrument cluster [IC])
- Encoded ignition key(s) (the key contains a transponder)
- PATS transceiver
- PCM
PATS uses radio frequency identification technology to deter a drive-away theft. Passive means that it does not require any activity by the user.