Power windows - '04 Accord

"Brian Smith" wrote

It *doesn't* disable the driver's window control!! When pressing in the
button to prevent the passenger and rear windows from being able to be
lowered by the other occupants of my '04 EX sedan, the driver's window still
operates! I just tested it.


And indeed it does.

 

Is it possible the kid is missing the battle between me, the parent, telling
him/her "don't, and the kid, obeying.

Have had a few cars with electric windows, have never had to use the master
switch after telling the kids, "Do not roll down the window"

Hugh Graham

 

I honestly never noticed that with the models that I played with at the
dealer. I'll have to have another look and reach ;^)

Is it a small amount, or is it enough to be a true bother? I like to have
some airflow coming out of the vents, in the colder months, it helps thaw

Mine was a used car with 15,000 and change on the odometer (in km), silver
with a fair amount of rust on the dog legs, cowling, and rocker panels.
Honda Canada paid for the replacement of those parts and the painting of
them (blended in to match the rest of the car). That was back when they were
extremely concerned about their vehicle's appearance.

I don't believe that mine had that model of radio, it may have I just don't
remember (could be old age <g>).

--
Brian

www.cakesbydarlene.ca

www.accesswave.ca/~orion

 

Either the Parent has the control or the children have it. Now-a-days it
seems that more children tell their Parents what to do and when then the
right way round.

I have not had to say it but once, either.

--
Brian

www.cakesbydarlene.ca

www.accesswave.ca/~orion

 

You guys seem to be missing the point. There is no need for the window
controls to work the way they do. Any unnecessary distraction due to a
design flaw is unacceptable. I don't understand why you wouldn't want a car
designed properly.

 

Actually it does not. When the windows lock-out is engaged the driver can
only operate the drivers window. The passengers windows are all locked out
to the driver.

 

Either the Parent has the control or the children have it. Now-a-days it
seems that more children tell their Parents what to do and when then the
right way round.[/QUOTE]

4 year olds need to be reminded--and it's much easier just to avoid the
whole broken-record thing completely. When it's so easy to do, why
didn't Honda do it?

In fact, I can think of exactly NO situation--children or otherwise--in
which the driver should NOT have immediate control over his windows,
regardless of switch settings. In which the driver's window switches
should EVER be off. Period.

That Honda cuts off the driver's door switches at ALL is just about the
weirdest design piece in the world. There could be NO circumstance in
which the driver doesn't want his switches to work.

 

Speaking for myself, I don't consider it a distraction at all. I knew right
from the start, that it was a required a very small movement of one finger,
to permit the operation of the other windows in the vehicle. If you are
having difficulty with a simple thing like that, perhaps, driving is too
complicated for you being filled with the distractions it has, especially
during the warmer months, short skirts being one of my favourite
distractions ;^)

Brian

 

And the corollary to the point is that most other car makers don't do it
this way. The expected behavior is when the switch is thrown, the controls
don't work on the other windows, but they do on the driver's control.
Somehow Honda missed the boat on this (Nissan, too). It must be a Japanese
thing.

 

4 year olds need to be reminded--and it's much easier just to avoid
the whole broken-record thing completely. When it's so easy to do,
why didn't Honda do it?[/QUOTE]

I'm for control of the kids myself. Always have had power windows, and
after awhile, the kids should get the hint. Maybe this should be in a
parenting newsgroup.

 

Well we just bought a 2004 Accord LX and the drivers window works with the
window button engaged or not engaged. So the driver's window can be
operated at all times. I verified the other windows did not work and did
work when they were supposed to. Additionally the guy showing us the
features of the car last night mentioned this specifically and showed it to
us. This stuck in my mind because I had already read your post and found it
surprising that your post is not true.

Perhaps yours is broken.

CaptainKrunch

 

CaptainKrunch, so you can operate all windows when the window lock is
engaged?

 

no he can't , i tried it today on an accord 4 door . 2004.
Chip

 

Yes, we can. 04 Accord V6, I swear, when I depress the master the three
other windows do not operate while the drivers window operates normally.