Conditions For Clearing The DTC

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A short to ground is no longer detected in the rear compartment lid release output circuit.
A history DTC B3247 will clear after 100 consecutive ignition cycles if the condition for the malfunction is no longer present.
A scan tool may be used to clear the DTC.