Principles of Operation: Notes

2009 Mercury Milan Premier, 3.0 1, AWDSECTION Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE: The Smart Junction Box (SJB) is also known as the Generic Electronic Module (GEM).

The SJB  supplies voltage to the interior lighting system. When the instrument panel dimmer switch is not in the DOME DEFEAT position and a vehicle door is ajar with the vehicle speed less than 15 km/h (9 mph), or the instrument panel dimmer switch is in the DOME LAMP position, the SJB  provides voltage to the courtesy lamp circuit. The SJB  controls all interior lighting functions and timing by monitoring inputs from the door ajar switches, liftgate and liftgate ajar switches, the instrument panel dimmer switch and vehicle speed.

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