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GM Idle Timer can it be disabled

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Old October 12th, 2017, 10:28 AM
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Default GM Idle Timer can it be disabled

I camp in my vehicle when I travel for certain events and having just purchased this suburban I found out this weekend that it has an idle timer. Is there any way to disable this feature? I need the vehicle to idle and not shut off every two hours.
In case you are worried, there is a monoxide alarm inside the car etc.
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what year? I didn't even know this was a thing.
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2017 suburban L. It is a thing on all of the new models apparently. They shut down if they are left idling 1 hour without the key and 2 hours if the key is in the vehicle.
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Interesting. Seems like a good safety feature. I don't know how to disable.




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