The Volkswagen Passat Window Regulator also allows the driver or passengers to lift and lower side glass easily to provide easy airflow control and security by pressing a switch or turning a crank. Throughout the decades of Volkswagen manufacturing, the early models applied a hand-cranked cable and gear mechanism, but the newer models use an electric motor that rotates the same cable mechanism to operate the windows without manual effort. Both designs fit into the door shell and track the pane so that it does not lean over or hook. There are two principal types of Window Regulator, one is a manual type and the other has a detachable motor, and the main difference between the two is that the powered type has a mounting point where the small electric drive should be attached, and the manually operated type has no such method by which the spindle can be mounted. Powered door replacement kits do not always come with a motor, and a customer will need to ensure whether the motor is included or not before buying. Life span is highly influenced by frequency of use, hence the driver's side of any Volkswagen will tend to wear out faster than the rear doors, which may last longer. Swapping sides can hardly be done since left and right mechanisms are mirrored, but a less-applied passenger regulator in a left-hand-drive donor may act as a temporary replacement for a failed driver unit in the same Volkswagen. New Passat sedans have kept the electric pattern and are continuing with the brand tradition of compact, cable-driven efficiency whenever opening a Window Regulator is involved.
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