Trap Detection Operation

Trap Detection is the feature that detects an obstacle in the door's path as it opens or closes. This detection is disabled when the door is closing and reaches the half-latch position. The trap detection system has three detection modes:

Door speed detection-

• The power slide door control unit monitors the pulses from the power slide door motor pulser as the door moves.
• If, from these pulses, the control unit detects that the door has slowed down (a sudden decrease in pulse frequency), the control unit stops the slide motor.
• The slide door beeper sounds three times.
• The control unit reverses the slide motor's direction, and moves the door to its previous position (open or closed). However, while closing, if the shift lever is not in park, or is not in neutral with the foot brake or parking brake applied, the door will stop and will not return to its previous position.

Slide door motor current detection-

• The power slide door control unit monitors the current being used by the power slide door motor as the door moves.
• If the current increases by more than a certain amount for the situation, which learned as the door begins to move (such as on a hill), the control unit stops the slide motor.
• The slide door beeper sounds three times.
• The control unit reverses the slide motor's direction, and moves the door to its previous position (open or closed). However, while closing, if the shift lever is not in park, or is not in neutral with the foot brake or parking brake applied, the door will stop and will not return to its previous position.

Pinch sensor detection-

• The power slide doors each have a pinch sensor along the leading edge of the door.
• The power slide door monitors the pinch sensor only when the door is closing.
• If the pinch sensor closes (resistance drops from the normal 1000 Ω level to less than 120 Ω) the slide door control unit stops the slide motor.
• The slide door beeper sounds three times.
• The control unit reverses the slide motor's direction, and moves the door to its previous position (open or closed). However, while closing, if the shift lever is not in park, or is not in neutral with the foot brake or parking brake applied, the door will stop and will not return to its previous position.