Method for operating a power sliding door and a power liftgate using remote keyless entry system

A method for controlling the operation of at least one power sliding door and a power liftgate in a minivan, said method comprising:

• providing a RKE system user input interface comprising a RKE transmitter and a RKE receiver, said RKE transmitter comprising a plurality of input switches, said input switches comprising an unlock switch, a lock switch, a left doors switch, a right doors switch, a liftgate switch and a panic switch, and wherein said RKE transmits a radio frequency signal to said RKE receiver;
• monitoring said RKE system for a change of state in a first control module;
• producing an actuation signal in response to a user request in said RKE system;
• receiving said actuation signal from said RKE system in a first control module;
• interpreting said actuation signal in said first control module;
• determining an action in response to said actuation signal in said first control module comprising monitoring status inputs from an ignition switch, monitoring gear position information from a transmission controller, and disregarding an activation input originating from said RKE system when a first status input is received from said ignition switch and said gear position monitored from said transmission controller indicates that said minivan is not in park;
• broadcasting an actuation message by said first control module;
• receiving an actuation message from said first control module in a second control module;
• and
• directing the movement of at least one of said at least one power sliding door and said power liftgate in a second control module utilizing at least one electric motor.

A method for controlling the operation of at least one power sliding door and a power liftgate in a minivan, said method comprising:

• providing a RKE system user input interface comprising a RKE transmitter and a RKE receiver, said RKE transmitter comprising a plurality of input switches, said input switches comprising an unlock switch, a lock switch, a left doors switch, a right doors switch, a liftgate switch and a panic switch, and wherein said RKE transmits a radio frequency signal to said RKE receiver;
• monitoring said RKE system for a change of state in a first control module;
• producing an actuation signal in response to a user request in said RKE system;
• receiving said actuation signal from said RKE system in a first control module;
• interpreting said actuation signal in said first control module;
• determining an action in response to said actuation signal in said first control module comprising monitoring status inputs from an ignition switch, monitoring gear position information from a transmission controller, and disregarding an activation input originating from said RKE system when a second status input is received from said ignition switch and no gear position information is monitored from said transmission controller;
• broadcasting an actuation message by said first control module;
• receiving an actuation message from said first control module in a second control module;
• and
• directing the movement of at least one of said at least one power sliding door and said power liftgate in a second control module utilizing at least one electric motor.