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    An ignition switch, starter switch or start switch is a switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for...
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    Motors (GM) recalled about 800,000 of its small cars due to faulty ignition switches, which could shut off the engine while the vehicle was in motion,...
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    minivan to replace their key fobs and ignition switches." "In these vehicles, it's possible that if the switch is jarred, the key can be jostled out of...
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    failing to recall cars with faulty ignition switches for a decade, despite knowing there was a problem with the switches. General Motors paid compensation...
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    nation's lead lawyer for personal injury victims in the General Motors ignition switch recalls litigation, one of the largest civil litigations in the country's...
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  • (mechanical switch) replaced with an electronic switch such as a transistor. On initial starting, a storage battery is connected through the ignition switch (called...
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    very commonly seen tamper-resistant switch is the ignition switch in most motor vehicles. Vandal-resistant switches are usually protected by the use of...
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  • engine. Ignition switch, a switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates the main electrical systems for the vehicle. Ignition (event)...
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    vehicles, this is done by pressing a starter button or twisting an ignition switch. When leaving a vehicle that is equipped with a smart-key system, the...
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  • Glowplug Battery Door switch Ignition switch Power window switch Steering column switch Switch cover Switch panel Thermostat Frame switch Fan ditch Parts and...
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    distributor 15 battery+ from ignition switch 16 15a from ballast resistor to coil and starter motor 16 15e battery+ from ignition switch, also when starter motor...
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  • Hot-wiring (category Ignition systems)
    Hot-wiring is the method of bypassing a motor vehicle's ignition switch and thus starting it without the key. It is often utilized in a motor vehicle...
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    the car battery and a small electric current from the ignition switch. When the ignition switch is turned on, a small electric current is sent through...
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  • Thumbnail for Capacitor discharge ignition
    Capacitor discharge ignition (CDI) or thyristor ignition is a type of automotive electronic ignition system which is widely used in outboard motors, motorcycles...
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    Car key (redirect from Ignition key)
    demonstrated to be weak and vulnerable to cryptanalytic attacks. Ignition switches or locks are combined with security locking of the steering column...
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    The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is a laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research device, located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
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    concept, but higher quality, to those in the Range Rover Sport). The ignition switch was moved from the lower part of the centre console up to the dashboard...
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    the optional sunroof and lock the vehicle. Near field communication Ignition switch Transponder car key+ Smart key Job, Ann. "Driving Without Car Keys"...
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    the resistor was reconnected in the circuit via the ignition switch). Modern electronic ignition systems (those used since the 1980s or late 1970s) do...
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    revised. The ignition switch was moved from the dashboard to the steering column with the introduction of GM's new locking ignition switch/steering wheel...
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  • successfully starts a car. This vulnerability exists on a type of ignition switch used in many Kia/Hyundai cars sold until 2021, which are not equipped...
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  • German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the...
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    the vehicle battery (for example, by headlights, interior lights or ignition switch left on while the engine is not running). Safe procedures for connecting...
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    (also a "silver" grained finish was used until 1974). After 1973, the ignition switch was moved from the dashboard to beneath the steering wheel, to prevent...
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    alternator field circuit. These two switches provide electrical power to all the systems in the aircraft. Ignition switch - Activates the magnetos by opening...
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    Senate to testify about the recalls and deaths attributed to the faulty ignition switch. Barra and General Motors also came under suspicion of paying for awards...
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    defective ignition switches. In May 2014 the NHTSA fined the company $35 million for failing to recall cars with faulty ignition switches for a decade...
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    Contact breaker (category Automotive ignition systems)
    "points") is a type of electrical switch, found in the ignition systems of spark-ignition internal combustion engines. The switch is automatically operated by...
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    developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery...
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    front and rear fascia, new headlamp and fog lamp designs, a twist knob ignition switch for the Intelligent Key System, a new one-piece roof rack design, and...
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