My dogs like to ride in the truck breathing in the fresh air. My Bullmastiff however, apparently puts too much pressure on the window and it automatically rolls all the way down, leaving way too much room. At least this is what I assume happens as part of the safety rebound feature where if something is in the way the window rolls back down. It is possible but not likely that his toe hits the window button and rolls it down. I'd be quite surprised if the big lug was that dexterous.

According to the owner's manual I do have rear window locks and see how to turn them on. But I don't think that does anything regarding the safety device. The owners manual mentions disabling that feature, but I don't understand the directions. You are supposed to hold the window button for 2 seconds when it reaches the rebound point but that just closes the window. I'm sure I'm reading the owner's manual incorrectly, but I'd take some interpretation or any suggestions.

Thanks.

 

One of the women in my office said her retriever used to trigger the switch just by standing up on the door arm, so maybe he is actually doing that. I just thought better "aim" would be required. That would be a relief.

If anybody has any ideas, please post!

Thanks.

 

I think your interpretation of the Bounce-Back feature is incorrect. That feature has the window reverse, when closing, if it detects an obstacle while closing. I don't believe that a partially opened window, not moving, will reverse into the door if you simply put pressure on it. That would be a safety concern for someone at a traffic light for a person outside the vehicle to gain entry.

I believe you're also not understanding the override. It does not disable the safety feature. It simply bypasses the safety feature for that closing of the window.

Your dog is pushing the button. Use the lockout feature.

 

That is what I thought, but I questioned whether that was right because it kept happening. The rear window switch is fairly small in comparison to his feet and generally takes a deliberate effort to push it. As far as the override function, I'm sure you're right but I do not find the language in the owner's manual to be particularly clear. Thanks for clearing it up.