rear window

[RobD]

Please forgive my ignorance,but how do you operate the rear window?I have tried the switch on the dash(nowt),do you need to use the key on the outside as well?(DUH!!!!)

[Koi]

Please forgive my ignorance,but how do you operate the rear window?I have tried the switch on the dash(nowt),do you need to use the key on the outside as well?(DUH!!!!)

yes the window should operate from the key lock on the tail gate, check window lock off button is not depressed when using the button.

[Rob]

Another thing, the window won't operate either way if the rear wiper isn't parked properly in its holder.

[gemini]

Another thing, the window won't operate either way if the rear wiper isn't parked properly in its holder.

that sounds right is it going back under the spoiler properly on its own

[surffreak]

most of the ime if you use the key and the wiper is not home it will go home first, BUT the other day i knocked the rear wiper on and off again and my window would not open at all , there are a few switches that can stop the window going down and it is more than just giving the wiper a shove to make sure it is where it should be.

[RobD]

that sounds right is it going back under the spoiler properly on its own

The window isn't moving at all,I've tried the switch (can hear a click when I press switch)and the key in the tailgate(number plate light mount)all this does is lock the tailgate!

[TonyN]

The window isn't moving at all,I've tried the switch (can hear a click when I press switch)and the key in the tailgate(number plate light mount)all this does is lock the tailgate!

All the key in the tailgate does is the window, the lock button inside the tailgate locks automatically as you shut the window.

crawl inside and make sure its down properly, when check the wiper arm is in the right place, then you'll have to crawl inside again, and pop the cover off the inside of the tailgate and see if the motor is getting power when the switch is pressed or key is turned.

[Ems and Jim]

This may just be me being daft, but are the 'rules' th same on a '96 car ?
They have up and over tailgates don't they ? Does this change the use of the key lock ?

Jim

[marky]

the keyhole is not a keylock iff you shut tailgate & dont push button down turn key to left window will go up you will hear a click as tailgta button moves to lock position

[RobD]

the keyhole is not a keylock iff you shut tailgate & dont push button down turn key to left window will go up you will hear a click as tailgta button moves to lock position

Marky
Does it work with the key on a '96 3rd gen Surf regardless of any button pushing?

[marky]

ROB IVE GOT A 93 2ND GEN & this is the case not sure on 3rd gen

[Rob]

Right, 3rd gen rules:

Turning the key in the tailgate to the left (anticlockwise) and then immediately back to centre will unlock the tailgate.
Turning the key in the tailgate to the right (clockwise) and then immediately back to centre will lock the tailgate.

Turning the key anticlockwise and holding it there will unlock the tailgate (if locked) and wind down the window.
Turning the key clockwise and holding it there will wind up the window and lock the tailgate when the window gets all the way up.
When the rear wiper is on, the rear wiper will stop automatically while the rear window is in operation. This applies to using the key not the switch on the dash.

The dash switch operates just like other window switches (ie up and down). It does not work when the Window Lock Switch is on. The dash switch also only works when the ignition is ON (not in OFF or ACC positions).

Hope that helps. I only just realised the key locks and unlocks the tailgate myself, I thought it just did the window. I normally just use the remote anyway which is probably why I never noticed

[RobD]

Right, 3rd gen rules:

Turning the key in the tailgate to the left (anticlockwise) and then immediately back to centre will unlock the tailgate.
Turning the key in the tailgate to the right (clockwise) and then immediately back to centre will lock the tailgate.

Turning the key anticlockwise and holding it there will unlock the tailgate (if locked) and wind down the window.
Turning the key clockwise and holding it there will wind up the window and lock the tailgate when the window gets all the way up.
When the rear wiper is on, the rear wiper will stop automatically while the rear window is in operation. This applies to using the key not the switch on the dash.

The dash switch operates just like other window switches (ie up and down). It does not work when the Window Lock Switch is on. The dash switch also only works when the ignition is ON (not in OFF or ACC positions).
Hope that helps. I only just realised the key locks and unlocks the tailgate myself, I thought it just did the window. I normally just use the remote anyway which is probably why I never noticed

Thanks Rob

[marky]

Turning the key in the tailgate to the left (anticlockwise) and then immediately back to centre will unlock the tailgate.whats the point of this when the window is up

[Rob]

Turning the key in the tailgate to the left (anticlockwise) and then immediately back to centre will unlock the tailgate.whats the point of this when the window is up

Cos the 3rd gen has a one-piece, lift-up tailgate like a Ford Explorer, not a separate fold down tailgate and a lift up window like the 1st & 2nd gens