Window auto rolldown feature
I know from reading past posts, this so called feature can be a real headache. Got a 2011 Pathfinder and found both front windows down on two occasions. Was fortunate in that both times, the vehicle was in the driveway and it was not raining. Did a little research and found that pressing the unlock button on the key fob for more than three seconds will cause the windows to roll down. Seems that just bending over or leaning up against something with the keys in your pocket can ruin an interior, destroy interior electronics and open the vehicle contents to the scumbags that think that they have the right to help themselves. Anyway, I called my Nissan dealership and was told by two different people in the service department that it was a standard feature and could not be disabled. Thank God for the internet. Did some more snooping around this and other forums and found that it CAN be changed. The technican has to hook up their diagnostic tool and maneuver around several menu items and presto, a menu item appears that allows the tech to re-program the vehicle. Takes about ten minutes. The kicker is that after I told the service department that it COULD be done, they wanted to charge 80 dollars for this. Well after a heated discussion with the service dept manager and the new car manager, Nissan decided that there would no charge, since I had only had the vehicle about a month. Anyway, a word of advise. This "feature" is on MANY Nissan vehicles and has been for years. People have complained bitterly to Nissan about ruined vehicles only to be told that there is nothing that can be done. Do not take the service dept's word on anything. They are human and make mistakes. Do your homework and stay on them to fix this. It can be done.
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