Windows and Glass: Description and Operation

Glass, Frames and Mechanisms

The glass, frames and mechanisms consist of the following:

- Window regulators
- Door window regulator motors
- Front door glass top run
- Front door window glass
- Liftgate window glass (Taurus X)
- Rear door glass top run
- Rear door window glass
- Rear quarter glass
- Rear window glass
- Rear fixed window glass
- Rear window regulator and motor - run and brackets
- Window control switches
- Delayed accessory relay
- NOTE: The Smart Junction Box (SJB) may also be identified as the Generic Electronic Module (GEM).
SJB
- Windshield glass
- Heated rear window grid
- Heated rear window grid relay

The glass, frames and mechanisms include the following:

- Standard plastic and laminate safety glass
- Liftgate glass, which houses the rear defrost grid and rear wiper arm (Taurus X)
- Windshield glass, which is bonded to the opening flange with a urethane sealant
- Standard power windows, which include one-touch up, one-touch down and lock-out feature (left front only)

The window regulator control switch:

- is located on each door trim panel.
- may be used to raise or lower all windows from the left front window control switch, or the individual side window from the corresponding individual door switch.
- can lock out passenger front and rear window control switches when the lock-out switch on the left front window control switch is turned on.
- can manually lower the driver side window when the left front window control switch is pressed and held in the DOWN position.
- can automatically lower the driver side window when the left front window control switch is momentarily pressed to the DOWN position and released.