How to lower your car windows with the key remote

[lebanon]

I've got this in a mail from a friend.

Let's start verifying if it works, I will on my wife's Honda Odyssey.


The temperature inside your car can get insanely hot on sunny days, regardless of the temperature outside. When you get to your car and it's boiling hot, what's the first thing you do? You lower the windows and blast the air conditioner, right?

A convenient feature that's been around for years, but remains unknown to many car owners, is the ability to lower the windows with the key remote. This allows you to begin cooling your car without having to get in first. Unless the car dealership told you about this trick or you happen to read manuals for fun, you may have been unaware of this ages-old trick.

The trick usually involves pressing the remote's unlock button, releasing it, then pressing it again and holding it down. In some cars, instead of using the remote, you can insert your key in the door lock and turn it clockwise, release, then turn it clockwise again and hold. Turning the key counterclockwise will usually raise the windows back up. Some cars will also include the sunroof as a window in this operation, while some convertibles with automatic tops will shut.

Based on an internal CNET poll, Reddit user comments and CNET user comments, we've confirmed that the trick works on various models from the following manufacturers:

Acura (MDX/TL/TSX)
Alfa Romeo (159)
Audi (A3/A4/A6/A7)
BMW (3 Series/5 Series/7 Series/M5/Z4)
Chevrolet (Corvette)
Chrysler (Sebring/Town & Country)
Dodge (Challenger/Charger/Durango/Journey/Ram)
Ford (C-Max/F-150/Focus/Fusion/Mondeo/S-Max/Taurus)
Honda (Accord/Accord Crosstour/Odyssey/Pilot/Ridgeline)
Infiniti (G25x/G35/G37/I30/I35/M35)
Jaguar (S Type/XJ8/XK8)
Lexus (ES300/GS350/RX300/RX350/RX400h)
Lincoln (LS/MKX/MKZ/Zephyr)
Mazda (6/CX-9/MX-5 Miata)
Mercedes-Benz (B180/C240/C300/CLK350/CLS550/E350/E500/ML550)
Mini Cooper (Clubman)
Nissan (350Z/Altima/Maxima/Murano/Titan)
Volkswagen (Beetle/Golf/Jetta/Passat)
Volvo (C30/V50)

[Reads90]

Well does not work on a new Hyundai :-)

[30t of coolness]

You want a hot interior I used to have a Cosmic (dark) blue Valiant Pacer with a Black Vinyl interior & black bakelite steering wheel .That was hot ,open the door & stand around for 5mins HOT, but a top car & really regret selling it

[digger]

You want a hot interior I used to have a Cosmic (dark) blue Valiant Pacer with a Black Vinyl interior & black bakelite steering wheel .That was hot ,open the door & stand around for 5mins HOT, but a top car & really regret selling it

Bet you couldnt lower the window with a remote either... unless you used it like a rock

[rick130]

Bet you couldnt lower the window with a remote either... unless you used it like a rock

When I read the thread title I thought the remote might be used to do a similar thing

[lewy]

did the mini clubman have elec windows?

[CJT]

The ford focus I had a few years ago did this.

Hold the unlock button to open the windows, hold the lock button to put all the windows up

[Slunnie]

Volvo XC60 does it too.

[Bigbjorn]

You want a hot interior I used to have a Cosmic (dark) blue Valiant Pacer with a Black Vinyl interior & black bakelite steering wheel .That was hot ,open the door & stand around for 5mins HOT, but a top car & really regret selling it

I once had a C8 Chrysler 9 seater mourner's coach I bought from a funeral parlour when they replaced it with a new Cadillac purpose built coach. This car was HOT. Black paint, dark brown seats and carpets, bottle green trims and headliner. I swear you could have cooked the Sunday roast in it.

However, it did have opening front and rear quarter windows and a scuttle scoop. Open up everything and a few blocks at 30 mph you could start closing up as the breeze would be stirring up the dust and crud on the floor.

[inside]

FL2 does this, I assume other newer LRs do as well. Very handy when the car has been sitting in the sun.