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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
Yeah if your windows are down and the sunroof is open when you are walking away from the car hold down the Lock button and the window will close then the sunroof …. |
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12th May 2011 8:10pm |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
True re holding the button down. It might be nice (and I suspect Austin is wanting) a double touch auto total closure. I find If I walk away too far the closure stops. You also have to be in the line of sight of the drivers door lock sensor for this to work so not great if parked next to someone in a carpark for instance.
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12th May 2011 8:50pm |
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Austin Member Since: 14 Apr 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 40 |
^ yep bang on, one press = superlock i.e. Deadlocked
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12th May 2011 9:04pm |
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dan_uk_1984 Member Since: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Bude, Cornwall Posts: 4014 |
I've never known any car do this from the factory in the EU and now US due to safety reasons. The best you can hope for is a long press of the button, this means it's really quite difficult to trap animals/children.
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12th May 2011 9:07pm |
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neo Member Since: 23 Aug 2009 Location: Trapped in the Matrix Posts: 87 |
Mine has total closure and will drop all the windows and open the sunroof if I keep the unlock button pressed. |
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12th May 2011 11:03pm |
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dan_uk_1984 Member Since: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Bude, Cornwall Posts: 4014 |
Does yours close all the windows automatically, or do you have to hold the button down? |
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12th May 2011 11:08pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35329 |
on mine, keep button pressed to close/open windows, release button anytime and the windows stop... |
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13th May 2011 7:29am |
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Austin Member Since: 14 Apr 2011 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 40 |
Yeah mine does that, thats what the range rover manual refers to as "lazy lock" it would be good if it could do that with out having to hold down the button, i know it sounds like the height of lazyness, but would be handy!! i know what your saying about things / pet getting trapped in the window, but maybe a press 3 times function would save any accidents, and you'd only do it if you really meant to. i used to have a car that i could remote start and total closure, but it was impossible to leave it in gear or get anything trapped in the window, because of the sequence of button presses to tell it to do that. |
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13th May 2011 8:38am |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35329 |
hasn't the range got an anti trap feature on the windows? |
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13th May 2011 8:42am |
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dan_uk_1984 Member Since: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Bude, Cornwall Posts: 4014 |
The thing is for that one in a million time the manufacturers just aren't willing to risk it. You could have to press it 100 times to make it safe but if it kills someone - you didn't do it, the car did it automatically (even if you initiated the procedure) where as if you physically held down the button then it would be you who was liable.
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13th May 2011 9:32am |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
If I remember correctly Dan, my P38 does have this. It is "press and hold the key" to start the procedure but once it's initiated, it completes the closure without me standing pointing the key at the lock and holding the button. I can walk away and it still continues to close everything.
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13th May 2011 9:38am |
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dan_uk_1984 Member Since: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Bude, Cornwall Posts: 4014 |
That's because the P38 is best car in the world the anti-trap mech was much more advanced in the P38 and could probably be trusted. As the P38 was developed in 94 maybe not enough people had been sued - I also wonder whether it was market specific? I must have missed that feature on mine! |
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13th May 2011 9:59am |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
Problem solved then - If i want the auto closure I go out in my P38, if not, I'll take the FF..!
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13th May 2011 11:37am |
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johnson1 Member Since: 30 Aug 2010 Location: South West Posts: 519 |
My 2011 is just a double press of the unlock to do this. |
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13th May 2011 1:45pm |
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