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Vehicle Speed Sensor: Description and Operation
Vehicle Speed Sensor Circuit:
PURPOSE The engine control module
(ECM) uses this signal to determine idle speed control, etc..
OPERATION The
vehicle speed sensor is a magnetic reed type switch.
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As the speedometer cable turns, the switch turns ON and OFF (opening and closing the circuit) generating a pulsed a signal to be interpreted by the ECM as vehicle speed.