Conditions for Setting the DTC
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 GMC Yukon, 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, and 2011 Cadillac Escalade. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The ECM detects that the commanded state of the driver and the actual state of the control circuit do not match for greater than 5 s.