Technical One touch up/down window button

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Technical One touch up/down window button

Look the car is not built that way so just get over it.... its not the end of the world is it? in the great scheme of things it is very minor...
Sadly some people on this forum seem to get worked up over the slightest details and miss the big picture which is that they have really nice cars....
 
Because it's a new thread started today, you're getting it confused with the one I started a month or so ago! ;)

I realise that, I was the 2nd person to post on this thread. As you say it's going to cost them more to have 2 different components so it's not a cost saving measure.
 
The one touch up is designed to reduce the distraction of closing the drivers window. It's not deemed necessary for the passenger side as it is presumed that that window is not used to alter the enviroment of the driver. Hence the passenger window would either be used by the passenger at any time (who isn't driving and so doesn't matter if he/she is distracted) or by the driver when able to hold the button without removing attention from the road, so the featue isn't needed for that window.

So, in my eye's it's a logical cost saving option to not include it. Having said that I'd probably prefer it if the feature was included.

crabman
 
one shot down/up is only ever really featured commonly on the drivers window on any car- a convenience/safety feature for keeping in control-( 2 hands on the wheel when driving), when needing to operate the window.

My 2007 S-Max has one shot on all windows front and rear. Also I think you are just as likely to want to operate the passenger side window as the driver's side, asking directions etc., getting into the car on a hot day and opening both windows, then closing them again once the built up heat has gone and the a/c can cope...

Sadly some people on this forum seem to get worked up over the slightest details and miss the big picture which is that they have really nice cars....

To be perfectly honest, the reason it upsets me is because it is one shot down but NOT up, if neither were one shot then I would be happier!
 
Incidentally... in the second post Maxi says it's been done before, but no posts have allued as to HOW?

crabman
 
The one touch up is designed to reduce the distraction of closing the drivers window. It's not deemed necessary for the passenger side as it is presumed that that window is not used to alter the enviroment of the driver.

That's idiotic.

In the past four days I spent a lot of time rolling the passenger window down to talk to mates in their cars at motorway services, toll roads, passport control etc. And each time, as the driver, had to roll the window up. So it's wrong for the drivers side to be a distraction but its entirely ok for the passengers side window to be a distraction?

More than once during the past four days I've wanted this feature on the passenger window as I've had it before on Saabs and BMW rental cars.

So, ignoring the safety argument because its bull**** and taking into account that I'm a big boy now and capable of making my own choices, does anyone have a link to where a conversion to passenger one touch window up has been done?
 
That's idiotic.

In the past four days I spent a lot of time rolling the passenger window down to talk to mates in their cars at motorway services, toll roads, passport control etc. And each time, as the driver, had to roll the window up. So it's wrong for the drivers side to be a distraction but its entirely ok for the passengers side window to be a distraction?

More than once during the past four days I've wanted this feature on the passenger window as I've had it before on Saabs and BMW rental cars.

So, ignoring the safety argument because its bull**** and taking into account that I'm a big boy now and capable of making my own choices, does anyone have a link to where a conversion to passenger one touch window up has been done?
As I said a whole page ago it's a safety feature. Of course you're a big boy but what about the people who have little boys and girls in the passenger seat?

Like all safety features it's going to be an inconvenience to some people but it's going to make things safer for people in general so it's always going to be that way.
 
That's idiotic.

In the past four days I spent a lot of time rolling the passenger window down to talk to mates in their cars at motorway services, toll roads, passport control etc. And each time, as the driver, had to roll the window up. So it's wrong for the drivers side to be a distraction but its entirely ok for the passengers side window to be a distraction?

All of these examples you mention... you weren't in the process of driving. I agree that it's better to have it, but it's no where near as dangerous as not having it for the drivers side. Hence why Fiat wouldn't want to fork out the extra costs for it.

But thanks for calling me an idiot... felt good :p

Sorry, this thread has been done before :)

Ah!

crabman
 
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All of these examples you mention... you weren't in the process of driving. I agree that it's better to have it, but it's no where near as dangerous as not having it for the drivers side. Hence why Fiat wouldn't want to fork out the extra costs for it.

But thanks for calling me an idiot... felt good :p

Actually I was driving in some of those cases, admittedly at slow speeds, but sometimes I talked to a mate, agreed that I would lead then took off, rolling up the window as I did so. In all of those cases I wished the thing would roll itself up. And if its just a case of buying a lhd switch and fitting then I'll be doing it.

I wasn't calling you idiotic, I was calling the safety argument idiotic. It's a car window, not a loaded handgun left on the coffee table in a daycare centre.

As I said a whole page ago it's a safety feature. Of course you're a big boy but what about the people who have little boys and girls in the passenger seat?

What about them? You're seriously telling me that a one touch window is a dangerous thing? Has there been an outbreak of child decapitations by auto closing windows that I'm not aware of? Links?

So, to my original question, anyone got the link to where someone has dared to change the nice safe non auto rolling up passenger window switch to the evil, lethal, omg-it's-the-end-of-the-world auto rolling up one?
 
Hence why Fiat wouldn't want to fork out the extra costs for it.

It's almost certainly costing Fiat more to do it the way they do as they need to specify and build twice as many components as it's the other way round (presumably) on LHD cars.

Actually I was driving in some of those cases, admittedly at slow speeds, but sometimes I talked to a mate, agreed that I would lead then took off, rolling up the window as I did so. In all of those cases I wished the thing would roll itself up. And if its just a case of buying a lhd switch and fitting then I'll be doing it.

I wasn't calling you idiotic, I was calling the safety argument idiotic. It's a car window, not a loaded handgun left on the coffee table in a daycare centre.

I suspect it would probably require a different motor too as the load sensing functionality might not be present. The theory could be tested simply by removing both switches and plugging in the driver's side one on the passenger side...

Indeed the safety argument is idiotic as a one-touch window is far safer due to the fact that when the window reaches an obstruction it stops and winds back a bit, if someone is pushing on the button of a non one-touch window it will probably just keep going and try to chop the obstruction in half.
 
Hmm, now where did I put the eper disc. I wonder what the part numbers look like for left and right switches :D
 
As I said a whole page ago it's a safety feature. Of course you're a big boy but what about the people who have little boys and girls in the passenger seat?

They should teach their kids to behave and not mess about in the car! ;)

I actually find it really annoying that it doesn't go up in one sweep as sometimes I drive around with both of the windows down, and it means that every time I want to stop and wind the windows up I have to sit there and hold the button down when I could just be pressing it.

It should be something you can turn on or off, like the passenger airbag. How hard would that actually have been to implement?
 
They should teach their kids to behave and not mess about in the car! ;)

I actually find it really annoying that it doesn't go up in one sweep as sometimes I drive around with both of the windows down, and it means that every time I want to stop and wind the windows up I have to sit there and hold the button down when I could just be pressing it.

It should be something you can turn on or off, like the passenger airbag. How hard would that actually have been to implement?
Well airbags are only able to be deactivated because it's unsafe to have a rear facing seat in the front and an airbag. Simple. Deactivation of the window not being one touch up? Meh.
 
Guys.. Im Amazed...

window topic turning to a washing machine and then to children :p ... okay i dont have children.. but did you guys leave the fact that the doors are a bet heavy.. they sometimes slam your face :bang: .. happened to me alot! they always tend to be shut.. (not that im lazy but they are HEAVY) anyways lets get back to the topic.. where is the thread where the topic was before i start mine? link please

Im still interested and i find it for example in many other brands like my friends golf.

* my car is LHD ill be needing a RHD button.. i know its an accessory but i NEED IT :D
 
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