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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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I used my Window Valet to raise the windows after getting out of the car to pick up a few things at the grocery store yesterday. Windows went up as they should, but I didn't watch them close completely. When I came back out, they were down. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Yes its happened to me before also. If the window feels any resistance, then it will go back down. Its just a safety precaution. Whenever I use it I always make sure it goes all the way up before I leave the car.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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Yup. Having that same problem right now with mine. I haven't been able to determine where the WV thinks the window is encountering resistance.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Default I had this problem when I got mine...

There is a setting that lets the WV "Learn" your window, so it knows when to stop. Read the instructions on learning that came with it.
I have not had a problem since it "learned" my windows.
Hope this helps.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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Here are the instructions also in case you threw them away.
http://www.topdowntech.com/documents/WV-100.pdf
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 02MillenniumVette
Here are the instructions also in case you threw them away.
http://www.topdowntech.com/documents/WV-100.pdf

Mine was doing that, I reconfigured the window up strength to strong.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Thanks guys-I'll go through the calibration sequence again.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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yep, recalibrate and you should be good, happened here a couple times too
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Originally Posted by Swany00
yep, recalibrate and you should be good, happened here a couple times too
I had the same problem and I recalibrated the windows and no more problem....
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Originally Posted by MR.WaynesWorld
I had the same problem and I recalibrated the windows and no more problem....
Been there, retrained that with the valet!
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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No problems so far for me ... couldn't live without it now.
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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after reading your post i remembered mine was acting up so i went out and reprogramed mine .that was about 10 minutes ago and im back on the computer ...works great again ......now that i think about it i started having the problem after the battery was undone ....maybe that did it .anyway all is well again.....
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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^^ What they said


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