Power Windows Description and Operation

Power Windows Description and Operation

Power Windows System Components

The power window system consists of the following components:

* Driver window switch
* Passenger window switch
* Left rear window switch
* Right rear window switch
* Window motors in each of the doors
* F4UA 30A Fuse
* F14UA 30A Fuse
* Body control module (BCM)

Driver, Passenger, Left Rear, Right Rear Power Window Motors

For the driver, passenger, right rear and left rear doors, when their window switch is pressed in the down position, battery positive voltage is applied to their respective window motor control circuit and ground to the other window motor control circuit causing that window to open. When the individual window switch is pulled in the up position, voltage and ground is applied to the window motor in the opposite direction causing that window to close. The return path to ground is supplied through the inactive control circuit being normally grounded through the window switch.

Each window switch communicates to the BCM by a serial data circuit. When the driver wishes to control the passenger, left rear or right rear window, the driver will use the appropriate switch on the driver window switch. When this switch is used, a serial data message is sent to the BCM requesting a window motor command, the BCM will then send a serial data message to the appropriate door window switch which will then command that window to move in the direction requested.

Lockout Switch Feature

The driver power window switch contains a window lockout switch, when the driver presses the window lockout switch, a serial data message is sent to the BCM which will send a disable command to the rear window switches, deactivating them. The rear windows will still function normally from the switches on the driver window switch.