Compass 2WD L4-2.4L (2008)
Door/Trunk Ajar Indicator/Lamp: Description and Operation
Operation
OPERATION
The ajar indicators give an indication to the vehicle operator that one or more of the passenger compartment doors or the liftgate may be open or not
completely latched. These indicators are controlled by the instrument cluster logic circuit based upon cluster programming and hard wired inputs
received by the cluster from the door and liftgate ajar switches.
The ajar indicator function of the odometer or the reconfigurable Vacuum-Fluorescent Display (VFD) unit is completely controlled by the instrument
cluster logic circuit, and that logic will only allow this indicator to operate when the instrument cluster receives a battery current input on the fused B(+)
circuit. Therefore, the VFD ajar indications can occur regardless of the ignition switch position. The instrument cluster will turn ON an ajar indicator for
the following reasons:
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Ajar Switch Input - Each time the cluster receives a door or liftgate ajar switch input indicating that a door, the liftgate or any combination of
these is open or not completely latched with the ignition switch in any position, the appropriate ajar textual message or icons will be illuminated. If
the cluster detects a vehicle speed input greater than zero (kilometers or miles-per-hour) while the ignition switch is in the ON or START
positions, the ajar indication will be accompanied by a single chime tone. When the ignition switch is in any position except ON or START, any
and all ajar indications will time out after about five minutes.
The ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) (also known as the Cab Compartment Node/CCN) continually monitors the door and liftgate ajar
switches to determine the status of the doors and the liftgate. The door and the liftgate ajar switches and their circuits may be diagnosed using
conventional diagnostic tools and methods. Refer to the appropriate wiring information.
