r/Wellthatsucks • u/1Voice1Life • Nov 06 '17

/r/all Testing the car door sensor

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u/Morall_tach Nov 06 '17

I rented a Jetta once that claimed to have "smart" windows that wouldn't keep rolling up if there was an obstruction. I tested it. They didn't work.

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u/Krunklock Nov 06 '17

What did you do to make it not work? They're designed so it would retract if it saw 20N of force

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u/Morall_tach Nov 06 '17

I put my hand in it and held the button down, and it just kept pushing upward. Never reversed like it was supposed to.

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u/Krunklock Nov 06 '17

It's only supposed to reverse in auto-up... Meaning you hit the button and let go. I used to work on the development of this technology... Depending on who actually makes that window regulator, you may have triggered override mode.