Hey guys, so here is a quick update, so maybe someone could help further.
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Originally Posted by 80stech
You might check into the wire for lift up lid on the centre consol being shorted at the hinge point. It will do wierd things like what you are describing if I remember correctly.
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Since I wanted anyway to replace the armrest, this was a good opportunity. And indeed, two wires were cut and probably shorted. Since I don't use the telephone, I disconnected that entire harness and installed the new armrest, but
the lights are still on. All other wires there seem fine.
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Originally Posted by X5chemist
Check the "consumer cut off relay". The electrician probably wired something through it. The relay cuts power at 16 min for sleep. It's slightly above/left of the GMIII.
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Nope, he wired this "Frankenstein" of his to the ground and to Fuse 64. He didn't touch the consumer cut off relay. The relay should be fine because the car goes to sleep after 16-17 minutes, all lights go off, and the multimeter shows after that constant 0.02A or 20mA. I checked it yesterday two times.
What I did further:
I disconnected Instrument Cluster to change some bulbs, and hooked the battery again, all other lights are still on. So it should not be IK. Since the car goes to sleep after 16-17 minutes and has a nice, beautiful 20mA, the ignition switch should be also okay. But before it goes to sleep, the current draw is 700-750mA. Is that a lot? How much these lights could draw?
Then I disconnected LCM, these orange lights are still on, so LCM should be fine also. Lights switch left of the steering wheel turns the lightning around itself and the hazard lights button. The dimmer controls only these two too.
So it has to be that some wires somewhere are shorted. I'm thinking maybe that somehow Transmission Indicator LED and all these other lights are shorted. As far as I know, these lights that stay on, should go out after a while.
Does anybody know if that should be immediately after the light switch is off, or automatic, after 20-30 sec?
I will now check the wiring beside Transmission Shifter, to see, maybe someone spilled some liquid there.
Or I don't know, I have a problem with the right mirror motor for Reverse. Could that cause these crazy symptoms?
Or maybe, can something like that be coded into ZKE or somewhere else?
I would appreciate any kind of help!
P.S. here is my photo of the lights that are turned on. Also, ambient lights and lights around sunroof buttons are on, and both cigarette lightes.