Anyone else get fed up with switching the car off and realising the window is still open?

My last car gave you time to shut the windows, and it seems that Ford had intended the same for the mk5 escorts also. However, looks like the bean counters decided this wasn't worth a pound and fitted a link in the fuse box instead of a relay.

Well, I have just fitted this relay to mine, and the windows work with the ignition off and one of the doors open

The relay is R18 in the fuse box, and the proper ford one should be green. I found some other relay in the shed though.

I have only looked at this on the Cos, but as the fuse box is similar for other escorts, it should work there as well.

Any one else done this?

 

I thought the windows worked when the ignition off and the doors open anyway.

This was like this on my mk.5 escort xr3i convert.


Dave.

 

I wired mine in myself, theres only one live supply wire in the whole system (or at least thats how the mk3 fes ones work) so its a doddle to splice this into an 'always live' wire somewhere.
Or run it straight to your batt (via a suitably fused wire of course).

 

its funny innit !! all my old granadas and bmws work wiv a door open but not my cos !! might have to sort it out !!

 

My windows open when ignition is off and doors are open.
Still hate trunk not opening when engine is running

 

hmmm im gonna try mine

 

my old escy windows would work with the ignition off and door open

but my mk5 has manual windows, o the effort

 

dont work but I think Ive got a spare relay somewhere