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Inertia Switch

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In the event of an impact registering at greater than 14G the Inertia Switch goes open. This open removes the voltage from X254 pin 21 at the BC1(J3 54-pin Natural connector). The trigger of the inertia switch causes the BC1 to unlock doors.

Fig 1: Identifying Central Lock Circuit Diagram
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