Circuit/System Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Cadillac ATS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The trailer lighting control module is supplied with battery voltage as well as ignition voltage from the rear body fuse block and is permanently grounded. For lighting operation, the trailer lighting control module receives serial data messages from the body control module (BCM) indicating what lamps have been activated on the vehicle. The trailer lighting control module responds by applying voltage to the appropriate control circuits for the requested lamps illuminating the lamps on the attached trailer.