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DTC Descriptor
DTC B3600 03
- Passenger Compartment Dimming Request Signal Circuit Voltage Below Threshold
Diagnostic Fault Information
Circuit/System Description
The instrument panel (I/P) lamp dimmer switch is used to increase and decrease the brightness of the interior backlighting components. The I/P
dimmer switch provides a voltage signal that will increase as the brightness of the lights are increased and decrease as the brightness of the lights
are decreased. The body control module (BCM) provides a low reference signal and a B+ voltage reference to the I/P dimmer switch. When the I/P
dimmer switch is placed in the desired position, the dimmed voltage setting is applied from the I/P dimmer switch through the I/P dimmer switch
signal circuit to the BCM. The BCM interprets the signal and applies the dimmed voltage to the I/P lamps supply voltage circuit and the interior
backlighting components dim to the requested level.
Conditions for Running the DTC
Battery voltage must be between 9-16 V.
Conditions for Setting the DTC
The BCM detects a short to ground or an open/high resistance in the I/P dimmer switch signal circuit.
Actions Taken When the DTC Sets
* The I/P dimmer switch will not operate.
* The I/P dimming lamps will not illuminate.
Conditions for Clearing the DTC
* The condition responsible for setting the DTC no longer exists.
* A history DTC will clear once 100 consecutive malfunction-free ignition cycles have occurred.
Reference Information
Schematic Reference
Interior Lights Dimming Schematics (See: Diagrams/Electrical Diagrams/Lighting and Horns/System Diagram/Interior Lights Dimming
Schematics)
Connector End View Reference
Component Connector End Views (See: Diagrams/Connector Views)
Description and Operation
Interior Lighting Systems Description and Operation (See: Lighting and Horns/Description and Operation/Interior Lighting Systems Description
and Operation)
Electrical Information Reference
* Circuit Testing (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Circuit Testing/Circuit Testing)
* Connector Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Connector Repairs/Connector Repairs)
* Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Circuit
Testing/Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections)
* Wiring Repairs (See: Testing and Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Wiring Repairs/Wiring Repairs)
Scan Tool Reference
Control Module References (See: Testing and Inspection/Programming and Relearning) for scan tool information
Circuit/System Testing
1. With a scan tool clear the DTC.
