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Power running boards
- Thread starter Dalekoven
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User_3336
Guest
That's too much of an open-ended question for anyone to even tackle.
Trippi
Ram Guru
I have power running boards and looking for a way to have them retracted when in gear. I can retract them in park - but not in neutral or any other gear.
Need to know what brand power running boards you have.
Sounds like a bad install.
Trippi
Ram Guru
Really? Ordered and delivered brand new. If I am in gear say stopped at a light, should I be able to retract the steps and drive with them down? I've only been able to get them down when I am in park and hit the button and then turn the truck off....so they stay deployed while parked as mild 'protection'.
RebelWraith
Polymath
You cannot DEPLOY the factory power steps while the truck is moving. That is asking for trouble!
Deploying the steps pushes them away from the truck. Retracting the steps brings them back tight to the truck.
If you have the 12" screen then you should have a soft button to deploy or retract the steps. This can only be done in park as the steps are only designed to assist getting in and out of the truck. They can also serve as a small deterrent for door dings from vehicles that are lower to the ground.
Deploying the steps pushes them away from the truck. Retracting the steps brings them back tight to the truck.
If you have the 12" screen then you should have a soft button to deploy or retract the steps. This can only be done in park as the steps are only designed to assist getting in and out of the truck. They can also serve as a small deterrent for door dings from vehicles that are lower to the ground.
Retract means to being then in close to body.
And why would you want the steps down while driving?
