Consumer shutoff

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Consumers are switched off according to different criteria and are split into the following categories:

Convenience consumers
- Window heating
- Seat heating
- Steering wheel heating
The convenience consumers are automatically switched off when the engine is switched off. The convenience consumers can only be switched on again after the engine has been restarted.
Legally prescribed auxiliary consumers
- Side lights
- Hazard warning lights
Legally prescribed auxiliary consumers must still be operational when the engine has been switched off, as long as this is possible. These auxiliary consumers are not switched off, even if the battery's limit of starting capability has been reached.
Auxiliary consumers
- Independent heating
- Independent ventilation
- Communications components
  - Displays
  - Terminal 30g
  - Telematic services
The auxiliary consumers listed can still be switched on after the engine has been switched off. The auxiliary consumers are automatically switched off when the battery reaches its limit of starting capability. A CAN message from the DME / DDE prompts the shutdown.
System-related run-on
- Electric radiator fan

System-related run-on components can remain operational for a certain time after the engine has been switched off.