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Re: '02 BMW X5 Key Off Draw, intermittent. Can not find source
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/15/2007

One way to check if the "K" buss is going to sleep is to watch the illumination on the shifter. It will take up to 16 minutes to go to sleep. If one measures the draw with an ammeter in series (with a battery cable) the draw should go below 50ma at that time. ... Login to read more.