Last time I checked all cars that have power windows have a driver's "lock" so who ever is in the back/passenger seats wouldn't be able to operate them, children or adults.

 

You may be right.

But the HHR set-up does away with the need for an extraneous lock button. And you don't have to worry about your kid falling out the window if you forget to use the lock button. It only takes one time forgetting to lock it for a tragedy to occur.

 

That's not true... the HHR does have a lock button (right in the middle of the four window switches), and it does have window switches for the rear passengers located on the rear doors, right near the handles (exactly where the door lock/unlock switch is located on the front doors)

And I have to wonder who has kids that fall out of rear windows. If you don't make your kids sit down with their seatbelts on, you're just asking for trouble.

 

And everybody knows ALL little kids ALWAYS listen and do EXACTLY what they're told ALL the time!

Regardless of where all the buttons are located, the front button set-up on the HHR doesn't bother me at all. I don't find them the least bit inconvenient. I guess I'm the type who just doesn't sweat the small things in life.

Have a nice day!

 

In my car, child or adult. You ride, you WILL be buckled up. Adult will get a freepass to the curb and child will get something else.

 

This may sound really "hard" but if you don't take responsibility, as a parent, for the control of your child in a moving vehicle, then don't come crying here that something happened. While the injury or death of ones child is a tragic situation, I find it disgusting, and unintelligent, for one to not take the proper precautions (parent responsibility was disgusted in another thread, I believe).

You have a moral and legal obligation to secure the child in a approved car seat and/or seat belt system. Access to the rear window controls can be locked out from the front control panel and because of Federal Safety Requirements, the windows only go down to a certain level creating a very small opening. The rear doors have the child proof lock switch that should be initiated, which I believe, will give absolute control to the driver.

Solman.....I absolutely agree.....

As far as the switch control panel location......it could be better located and illuminated....but, I can live with it.

 

I didn't have to change anything to handle the window switches, actually. The Firebird I sold after buying Stitch had them in the center, as well, I just had to move my hand a little further forward and remember that now I had four switches, rather than just two.

The mirror controls, on the other hand ... j/k

 

Well said Snoopy!

Agree with everything except for.......

In almost every vehicle, what stops the rear windows from going all the way down is the rear fender wells.

 

You obviously didn't get my point, so I will explain.

First of all, I never said it wasn't the parent's responsibility to control the child. I was simply trying to point out that it is easier said than done. It is not always possible to control a child every second while you're in a motor vehicle.

If you're driving down the freeway, and your child decides he's going to unbuckle his seatbelt and jump around in the back seat, it's virtually impossible to keep him from doing so--at least temporarily.

And if you think every parent in this country possesses the common sense and personal discipline to initiate the child-proof window locks/door locks every time they get in the car---then you have far greater faith in the human race than I do.

I agree they SHOULD always be used, but that would only happen in a more perfect world than we currently have.

I'm really not in disagreement with most of what you said, so I really see no need for us to discuss it further.

 

Unless you take the locks off, once set they remain in use, doors and windows.