A little help please... should my windows go back up?

[MrsFlipFlopGriff]

Might seem like a stupid question, but here goes nothing!

I have a 59 plate 159 Sportwagon and if I press and hold the unlock button on the fob, then all the windows go down.

However, they don't close again when I press and hold the lock button on the fob.

This seems nonsensicle to me as I then have to get in the car and put the key in to close the windows - kind of defeats the object!

Is this right? Or should they close up again when I press and hold the lock button?

Thanks.
Andrea

[RicksAlfas]

On early cars you could use the remote for up and down. On later models you can only make the windows go down.
Why, I don't know. I wonder if Alfa Examiner would allow your car to be reprogrammed?

[Raverbaby]

As above, they only go down, AFAIK it was because a kid got neck stuck in the window or something, not 100% sure that's the reason, sure I read it somewhere.

[Duke147]

2006 Croma: windows up AND down via remote. 2008 147: down only. You're not alone. As for the kid getting their head stuck: surely the "anti- kid getting head stuck" device would kick in, exactly the same as if the switches in the car were used?

'Elf an' safety diluting the gene pool yet again.