Windows not working after parked but sat inside

[MarkJ]

Hi,
I've had a good search to see if others have asked this question but couldn't find anything.
MS100D, 2 months old, 2018.42.2.
Sat in car waiting for someone. Passerby tapped on window at which point the window wouldn't wind down. Had to get out and talk. Never gave it another thought.
A few days later, same thing happened again, maybe sat in car 20 minutes. No windows worked.
Both times the large screen was on, possibly listening to music but not 100% sure.
I'm going to try and recreate this to see if there is a pattern.
Is this a feature of the car?
Is it a new (or old) bug?
Thanks for any help.
Mark

 

[croman]

Hi,
I've had a good search to see if others have asked this question but couldn't find anything.
MS100D, 2 months old, 2018.42.2.
Sat in car waiting for someone. Passerby tapped on window at which point the window wouldn't wind down. Had to get out and talk. Never gave it another thought.
A few days later, same thing happened again, maybe sat in car 20 minutes. No windows worked.
Both times the large screen was on, possibly listening to music but not 100% sure.
I'm going to try and recreate this to see if there is a pattern.
Is this a feature of the car?
Is it a new (or old) bug?
Thanks for any help.
Mark

I noticed this too. The car's 12V seems to not go to the window motors after about 10-15 minutes. If you turn the car back on, they will work (or go out and come back in). Frankly I can't remember if this is new or I just noticed it now after getting v9.

 

[Snowstorm]

I think the windows only work if the car is “on”. This is the same behavior for ICE cars but it is harder to tell when a EV is on vs off. I never understand this, why can windows just work all the time?

 

[E-Ryc]

It's quite common (at least here in EU), that windows operate only like 5 minutes after you turn off the ignition (or till you open the door) regardless whether you are in or not. So it sounds like feature to me.

 

[Cyclone]

Frankly I can't remember if this is new or I just noticed it now after getting v9.

Happens to me on 8.1. As others said, I just press the brake pedal to turn on the car again or get out/in to get the windows turned “on” again.

 

[Snowstorm]

It's quite common (at least here in EU), that windows operate only like 5 minutes after you turn off the ignition (or till you open the door) regardless whether you are in or not. So it sounds like feature to me.

Why? What benefit does this feature serve?

 

[drklain]

Why? What benefit does this feature serve?

If window switch was live all the time, it would enable someone to push a coathanger or other device between window and door seal down to the switch and lower the window so they could access/break in to your car. Pretty much standard to have all accessory devices (radio, windows, lights, etc.) not work/be turned off when the car is turned off and this is exactly how ICE cars work. Had the OP just tapped his brake pedal (turning the car on), the windows would have worked and he could have lowered them.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

After upgrading my classic P85 to v9, my windows started misbehaving. They wouldn't roll down all the way, then wouldn't come up, then just stopped working. Two reboots resolved the issue.

 

[croman]

If window switch was live all the time, it would enable someone to push a coathanger or other device between window and door seal down to the switch and lower the window so they could access/break in to your car. Pretty much standard to have all accessory devices (radio, windows, lights, etc.) not work/be turned off when the car is turned off and this is exactly how ICE cars work. Had the OP just tapped his brake pedal (turning the car on), the windows would have worked and he could have lowered them.

All other car systems can be active but the windows won't work. Brake doesn't always work for Windows.