Power window safety
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Power window safety
SAFETY MECHANISM <Vehicles with auto down and auto up mechanism (Driver’s door only)>
•The power window with the safety mechanism has been adopted to enhance safety. If any obstacle such as a hand or a head is detected to be pinched during a door window glass closing operation, the door window glass is opened by approximately 150 mm (6.0 inches). The safety mechanism is activated when the power window switch is operated by one-touch closing operation (the status when the hand is released from the switch knob after one-touch closing operation).
•To prevent anyone from intruding into the vehicle, by performing the manual-closing operation of the power window switch, or by continuing the one-touch closing operation (keep pulling up the switch knob), the door window glass can be forcibly
closed without safety mechanism activation even when the obstacle is detected to be pinched.
•When the power window switch manual-closing or one-touch closing operation is performed accidentally,
and an obstacle is detected, the power window switch manual-closing and one-touch closing operations are prohibited for 3 seconds after the obstacle has been detected to be pinched, and activates the safety mechanism.
POWER WINDOW TIMER FUNCTION
Even after the ignition is switched off, the ETACS-ECU keeps the power window relay activated for approximately 30 seconds, enabling raising or lowering of the power windows by using the power window switches. After approximately 30 seconds, the power window relay is deactivated.
During this timed operation, if the driver’s or passenger’s doors are opened, the power window relay is deactivated from that moment.
•The power window with the safety mechanism has been adopted to enhance safety. If any obstacle such as a hand or a head is detected to be pinched during a door window glass closing operation, the door window glass is opened by approximately 150 mm (6.0 inches). The safety mechanism is activated when the power window switch is operated by one-touch closing operation (the status when the hand is released from the switch knob after one-touch closing operation).
•To prevent anyone from intruding into the vehicle, by performing the manual-closing operation of the power window switch, or by continuing the one-touch closing operation (keep pulling up the switch knob), the door window glass can be forcibly
closed without safety mechanism activation even when the obstacle is detected to be pinched.
•When the power window switch manual-closing or one-touch closing operation is performed accidentally,
and an obstacle is detected, the power window switch manual-closing and one-touch closing operations are prohibited for 3 seconds after the obstacle has been detected to be pinched, and activates the safety mechanism.
POWER WINDOW TIMER FUNCTION
Even after the ignition is switched off, the ETACS-ECU keeps the power window relay activated for approximately 30 seconds, enabling raising or lowering of the power windows by using the power window switches. After approximately 30 seconds, the power window relay is deactivated.
During this timed operation, if the driver’s or passenger’s doors are opened, the power window relay is deactivated from that moment.
that delayed power window functionality is great. It always annoyed me in cars with power windows to have to turn the ignition back on to roll up windows you forgot were down...
I have noticed in my 04 that if I close the sunroof after I just shut off the car, it will only let me close it. I can't close it then pop it up, I have to turn the key on again even though the radio and windows are still operational..
Not entirely related but you reminded me...
Not entirely related but you reminded me...
