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Power side steps quit working on 2021 RAM 3500

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ssbarker

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just bought a used RAM 3500 and yesterday I installed a Banks cold air intake. The instructions said to disconnect both negative battery cables before I started. When I finished the install, i was reconnecting the first cable and it sparked a little when connecting it. Then connected the other negative cable. Started the pickup up and it runs fine (great actually), but the power side steps did not deploy. I found that the F15 fuse was blown (the power side step fuse) so I replaced it. Still no side steps. Checked the fuse again and it was fine.
I have read in other posts that there is a setting in Uconnect to put them in auto or manual. I checked in Uconnect under the Safety and Driving Assistance settings and only have four settings and no side step setting. I am not sure what to do now. Any advise is much appreciated.
 
ssbarker said:
just bought a used RAM 3500 and yesterday I installed a Banks cold air intake. The instructions said to disconnect both negative battery cables before I started. When I finished the install, i was reconnecting the first cable and it sparked a little when connecting it. Then connected the other negative cable. Started the pickup up and it runs fine (great actually), but the power side steps did not deploy. I found that the F15 fuse was blown (the power side step fuse) so I replaced it. Still no side steps. Checked the fuse again and it was fine.
I have read in other posts that there is a setting in Uconnect to put them in auto or manual. I checked in Uconnect under the Safety and Driving Assistance settings and only have four settings and no side step setting. I am not sure what to do now. Any advise is much appreciated.
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Try forcing them to extend via the infotainment system with all doors closed. If they extend, then retract them using same button... Then open doors to confirm.
 
Ostracize said:
Try forcing them to extend via the infotainment system with all doors closed. If they extend, then retract them using same button... Then open doors to confirm.
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I don't have that option in my infotainment system. I am thinking these might be the aftermarket side steps since it is not showing up in the menus. I am also thinking the control module is zapped since the fuse for it was blown. What is confusing me is that the truck had a fuse for the side steps.
 
ssbarker said:
I don't have that option in my infotainment system. I am thinking these might be the aftermarket side steps since it is not showing up in the menus. I am also thinking the control module is zapped since the fuse for it was blown. What is confusing me is that the truck had a fuse for the side steps.
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How can you be sure that blown fuse was the fuse for the steps then? I have aftermarket Amp steps, there's an inline fuse on their power tap (which I had to remove and reseat to reset them after a battery swap). Maybe poke around more?
 
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