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I'm in the middle of driving a 2026 rental car for two weeks and it has a huge screen for maps, lane keep, adaptive cruise and all that. I hate the screen but like the other new features. The car still runs when it doesn't have cell service. I wonder if I could just open the dash, sever a connection for the SIM card and it still all work or if I would have to pass some voltage through where the sim is supposed to be to keep the ECU from detecting a fault? I can find wiring diagrams online but they don't list anything that seems gps or cellular sounding.
It may be as simple as pulling a fuse.
Doesn't look like it on the fuse box diagram or on the connector pin out. That was what I was hoping for
I would imagine the exact fuse would be hidden from true view, since they wouldn't want you to easily disable it. Google might help.