Driver Controls
Automaticpowerdeploy:
•
Therunningboardswillextend
downwhenthedoorsareopened.
Automaticpowerstow:
•
Therunningboardswillreturnto
thestowedpositionaftera2
seconddelayoncedoorsare
closed.
Manualpowerdeploy:
Tomanuallyoperatetherunningboards,refertotheMessagecenterin
thischapter.
•
•
Thisfeaturecanmanuallysettherunningboardsinthedeployed
positionforaccesstotherooforwhenwashingyourvehicle.
Whenrunningboardsaremanuallysetinthedeployedposition
(OUT),theywillreturntothestowedpositionandenterautomatic
modewhenthevehiclespeedbecomesgreaterthan5mph(8kph).
Enable/disable:
Toenable/disablethepowerrunningboardfeature,refertotheMessage
centerinthischapter.
•
•
Whenthisfeatureisdisabled(OFF),therunningboardswillmoveto
thestowedpositionregardlessofthepositionofthedoors.
Whenthisfeatureisenabled(AUTOMATIC),therunningboardswill
immediatelymovetothecorrectpositionbasedonthepositionofthe
doors.
Bounce-back:
•
Ifanobjectisinthewayofthemovingrunningboard,therunning
boardwillautomaticallybouncebackinthereversedirectionand
movetotheendoftravel.
Note:Therunningboardsmayoperatemoreslowlyincooler
temperatures.Inadverseconditions,mud,slush,salt,andotherroad
debrismaybecometrappedintherunningboardmechanismpossibly
causingunwantednoise.Ifthisoccursmanuallysettherunningboards
inthedeployedpositionandflushthedebrisfromthefrontandrear
hingesusingahigh-pressurecarwashwand.
Note:Donotusetherunningboards,frontandrearhingeassemblies,
runningboardmotors,ortherunningboardunderbodymountstolift
thevehiclewiththejack,refertoChangingtiresintheRoadside
Emergencieschapter.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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