Description of dealing with short circuits up to 09/2007

If a short circuit is detected in a circuit, the circuit is switched off  after one minute. This circuit remains switched off until there has been a terminal change (terminal 15 > terminal 30 -> terminal 15).

A renewed attempt to switch on is only made after a terminal change. After a total of 50 terminal changes  have occurred in a vehicle while the circuit had a short circuit, the corresponding output from the footwell module will be switched off permanently  . This is the case if the fault entry can no longer be deleted even though the short circuit has been repaired. Exception: xenon bulbs: If the short circuit was present in the circuit of a xenon bulb, the output will be switched off permanently after 20 terminal changes  . In this case, the footwell module must be replaced.