What is this button...

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:54 am

...in front of the drivers side electric window buttons.
When pressed it shows red around the edge and pops up. Has no markings on.

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:56 am

I take it you have 4 electric windows??????
It is a kill switch for the rear windows, if it doesn't work, pull it out, maybe its bee disconnected below.
HTH's

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:05 am

No, just the front two are electric, rear are winders.

Its a factory button so I assume it has a purpose.
Sport button? :p

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:11 am

I have one of these as said above its simply to a cut of button for the window buttons once pressed it should stop your windows from working

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:14 am

i seem to remember brianmoooooooooooooore saying its a tripping/reset-able fuse

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:17 am

No as above its a lock for the leccy windows i have the same button and it does just what i said

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:19 am

Ah excellent, thanks guys. Thats fulfilled my curiosity!

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:36 am

pac1982 wrote:No as above its a lock for the leccy windows i have the same button and it does just what i said

It's not a lock, neither is it a switch. It's a resettable cut out, and should be left alone, unless it's tripped!

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:41 am

lol it was sooooooo embarrasing

- pulled into my garage and told the mech dunno what's happened but both windows not working - he pressed the switch back in

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:47 am

Brianmoooore wrote:
pac1982 wrote:No as above its a lock for the leccy windows i have the same button and it does just what i said
It's not a lock, neither is it a switch. It's a resettable cut out, and should be left alone, unless it's tripped!

Either way when I press it my windows are locked so even though u may be correct I still class it as some kind of window lock

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:50 am

Your windows are 'locked' anyway, when the doors are closed and the ignition off. Why would you want a secondary 'lock'?
If you continually operate the 'switch', you will damage it, and it will fail to hold on. It just isn't designed for continuous operation.

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:55 am

Learn something new everyday

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:59 am

brianmoore, what do you mean unless the window has tripped?

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:07 am

Brianmoooore wrote:Your windows are 'locked' anyway, when the doors are closed and the ignition off. Why would you want a secondary 'lock'?
If you continually operate the 'switch', you will damage it, and it will fail to hold on. It just isn't designed for continuous operation.

I know what u mean and ur knowledge of E30's is not to be argued with, I never use mine but the few times I have was to stop my passenger from opening the window

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:56 am

surely the passenger can reach the button. or, you could suggest they dont use the window........ hmmmmm the possibilities

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:05 pm

pac1982 wrote:...I never use mine but the few times I have was to stop my passenger from opening the window...

...and escaping!!!

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:18 pm

aj_mckay wrote:
pac1982 wrote:...I never use mine but the few times I have was to stop my passenger from opening the window...
...and escaping!!!

You got it in one

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:14 pm

madaboutthe30 wrote:brianmoore, what do you mean unless the window has tripped?

When the button has popped up on its own, so that the red band is showing.

Post Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:41 pm

oh thats what it is. The night i bought the car i pressed it and it popped up stopping the windows from working AND the stereo IIRC. never touched it since

Post Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:20 am

Silly me ! I thought it was a button for the dad to press when he didn't want the kids playing with the leccy windows.