Brijo

Agreed, but there's a little query here: A second 'locking' press too quickly (<2 secs?) should disable the interior and towing sensors, shouldn't it? (For leaving dogs or children in the car, or windows ajar in hot weather.) I play it safe and, having closed the windows with the first press, I then press twice to unlock and re-lock. Maybe unnecessary but how do you check the interior sensor?!

No, you did the right coming here first 🙂 !

Ah, thank you. I bought the X-Trail in March 2006; six years later the Yeti offered similar muscle to the X-Trail in a slightly smaller package. I probably never even gave the Qashqai a thought.

Yes, an interesting read; thanks for posting the link. I hadn't realised that the Yeti had two step-dads as well as the original designer. It's unusual for any design - any product - to retain its essential character through to production. The short run was a shame as I'm sure that the Yeti will be one of few cars from this period that will still be remembered with a smile in twenty years time. Without me researching, though, didn't the Yeti just pre-date the Qashqai? I came to the Yeti from an original X-Trail and can't remember the Qashqai being in the running as a replacement. While I loved the X-Trail, getting into the Yeti provokes same grin that my Herald 12-50 did when I bought it for £410 in 1966 (I still have the invoice!).