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Using an Inductive Pickup Probe

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Saturn Sky and 2010 Pontiac Solstice. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Connect an inductive pickup probe to the negative battery cable that can read down to 1 mA.
  2. Ignition OFF, as the vehicle systems shut down test for less than 30 mA of parasitic current drain.