Your car’s key fob can do more than lock and unlock the doors. It may also be able to open or close the windows. Depending on your car, it might even open the sunroof.
This feature can be especially useful when you need a jump-start on airing out your car on a hot summer day or if you forget to roll the windows up after parking.
You do have to be within a certain range for it to work. In my experience, being close enough to lock or unlock the car doesn’t necessarily mean you’re close enough for the windows to roll down.
It’s important to note that not all cars have this feature. If you’re unsure whether yours does, search online for your specific year and model or contact your local dealership.
Watch this video to see how you can remotely open your car windows.
How to Roll Down Windows With a Key Fob
Remotely rolling down your car windows usually requires some combination of clicking and holding the unlock button on your key fob. For some cars, it’s clicking the button twice and holding it on the second click for a few seconds. Others may require three clicks and a hold.
Some cars may roll down the front windows first, followed by the back windows. Others may roll them all down at the same time — including the sunroof.
The windows will continue rolling down for as long as you hold the button. Once you release it, the windows will stop.
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How to Roll Up Windows With a Key Fob
The process works in reverse, too, and may roll the windows back up on some cars.
The combination is usually the same as rolling them down, except it uses the lock button instead of the unlock button.
If you’ve tried those combinations without success, search online using your specific car model. You should be able to find resources from the automaker, tutorial videos or confirmation that your car does not have the feature.
Reporting by Cody Godwin, USA TODAY / USA TODAY. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect.
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