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Door, Luggage Compartment and Engine Hood Switch





The switches (for interior lighting) are included in the theft alarm as sensors for doors and tailgate. The switches are mounted in the body, in the middle of each door and the tailgate. All door switches are connected to the alarm control module (pin 4) via the car's ICE control module. The luggage compartment switch is connected directly via the car wiring harness to pin 3 on the alarm control module. The control module then senses if a door is opened when the alarm is armed by monitoring the voltage over the switch as follows:
- When the door/tailgate is closed, the voltage between the switch and ground should be +12 V.
- The switch is grounded when the door/tailgate is opened. The voltage between the switch and ground is then 0 V. The alarm is set off.
The electronic control module senses via pin, 18 whether the driver's door is open or not and if it is prevents the alarm from being armed.

Bonnet switch
The bonnet switch is located beside the main fuse box in the engine bay and is included as a sensor for the bonnet. The' switch is connected to the control module (pin 16).
- When the bonnet is closed, the voltage between the switch and ground should be +12 V.
- When the bonnet is opened, the switch is grounded. The voltage between the switch and ground is thus 0 V. The alarm is set off.