Update to post from another thread regarding amps and no sleep mode:

With F11 and F60 out. It's asleep with 11 mA! Spec is 18 mA.
F11 = 500 mA
F60 = 200 mA
The option to disable the EWS is appealing. Sending the DME for programming is a one time cost. $500
My Foxwell 520 Pro scans the EWS. It finds no faults. I plan to disconnect it and watch the amp draw. The EWS is a starter crank requirement. The starter wiring there can be bypassed by connecting two wires with a fuse. However, the DME still needs EWS input. Another EWS wire goes to the transmission position indicator. I assume it leads to the neutral safety switch. The P light is not on but it's awake. If I wiggle the shifter, the light sometimes comes on. It's why I suspect the switch.

Using activation menus for switches, three are scanned as being pressed. The BC stalk, memory button, and not so clear hatch button. The BC left button does not work anymore. It stopped working one day. The radio button does work. Plus it will cycle information. The seat memory options I think do work. However, I'm not sure if all the sequences work with key on/off. The memory button does light up with a key inserted.
When the F60 is blown, the rear hatch does not open. I assume the outside button may water damage. Plus the button plastic cover was in bad shape. One light cover was missing too. They have been replaced. I need to unplug the hatch light/button switch. If the input/readings go to "not pressed", it should be bad. However, it does work normally with manual operation or FOB.

Replacement test switches are cheap on ebay. The memory and BC stock switch are here. I'll test them next week.

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