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YOUR RESEARCHCan you lower the windows with the key fob?
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Car had gone to sleep as it has not been used for a few days so I had to open the door with the key but now the remote doesn't seem to do anything, even after having started the car, I had to lock it again with the key.
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Is it possible to lower the window on my 996 cab using the key fob when enetring and exiting the car, I used to have this function on a BMW coupe and it made life much easier getting in and out of the car in tight spaces.
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Car had gone to sleep as it has not been used for a few days so I had to open the door with the key but now the remote doesn't seem to do anything, even after having started the car, I had to lock it again with the key.
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Is it possible to lower the window on my 996 cab using the key fob when enetring and exiting the car, I used to have this function on a BMW coupe and it made life much easier getting in and out of the car in tight spaces.
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A friend of mine has a boxster, I told him about the function and he tried it on his car and it worked, I told him to press and hold the button to unlock the car and the windows lowered after a few seconds.
Hello again all
Is it possible to lower the window on my 996 cab using the key fob when enetring and exiting the car, I used to have this function on a BMW coupe and it made life much easier getting in and out of the car in tight spaces.
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Gary
Depends on the model year. Key remote (comfort opening and closure) was a feature on earlier coupes (not sure about cabs) but I've heard several people with later cars don't have this function.
The complete answer for you is a SmartTop, which gives you what you want, plus a few more features for the softtop.
It isn't something you can set up yourself, but your 2000 car should have the feature.
To check it - open the windows (and sunroof if you like). Shut the doors, and press AND HOLD the remote button. The car should lock, and the windows and roof should close. The windows will also open if you hold the button when you unlock - but the roof won't open.
A friend of mine has a boxster, I told him about the function and he tried it on his car and it worked, I told him to press and hold the button to unlock the car and the windows lowered after a few seconds.
On the BMW system after you have climbed in the car and shut the door, the window closes automatically, it's amazing how much easier it makes getting in and out of a car without the window being in the way.
Didn't work and now I'm confused... :?
Car had gone to sleep as it has not been used for a few days so I had to open the door with the key but now the remote doesn't seem to do anything, even after having started the car, I had to lock it again with the key. It's as if the battery in the remote is dead but that's too much of a coincidence, surely?
Grumpy now..
It worked on my '99 C4 and works on my 01 Turbo... Are you aware you have to keep the button pressed for a good 5 seconds or so and then keep it pressed until the window is fully open / closed? Unlike some BMWs and similar that work if you just press the button for 3 seconds and let go...
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it works on mine by keeping the button on the key pressed down, and winds them back up again if I repeat the process.
You have to be mindfull though that it is quite easy to wind them down a bit by mistake if you keep hold of the lock button for too long!
If your car is a similar model to mine, just lock the door but keep your finger on the button and you may have the same useless feature as me!
Just been in my garage to try mine. It worked fine when I unlocked doors ie. the windows opened. They would not go up again though when I locked it :?:
Any excuse to go and sit in my car :roll:
