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Consumer Cut Off

The Consumer Cut Off function interrupts battery voltage to circuits preventing inadvertent battery drain if one of the consumers were to remain activated. The GM will deactivate the interior lights after 16 minutes if one of the doors is left open. Convertibles also have the following lighting circuits controlled by this feature:

The circuit will switch back on when any monitored wake up trigger such as the door contacts or the lock/unlock signals become active.