These instructions apply to the Mitsubishi Outlander Mk2 (CW) 2006-2012.
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Short answer: if the one-touch windows stop working on your Mitsubishi Outlander CW (2006–2012) after a flat or disconnected battery, re-initialise each one: with the ignition on, hold the window-close switch until the glass is fully shut and keep holding for about 2 seconds, then release. Repeat for each window.
Why One-Touch Stops After a Battery Change
Each window learns its fully-closed position so the one-touch (auto up/down) and anti-trap functions know where the top of travel is. Disconnecting the 12V battery, or a flat battery, clears that reference, so the window only moves while you hold the switch. Re-initialising teaches it the closed position again.
Re-initialise the Windows
- Switch the ignition on (engine off).
- Close the driver’s window fully using its switch.
- With the window shut, keep holding the close switch for about 2 seconds, then release.
- Repeat for the passenger’s window (and the rear windows if they have one-touch).
- Check that auto up/down works, then switch the ignition off.
If It Still Won’t Work
If a window reverses before it shuts, run the sequence again and be sure to hold the switch for a couple of seconds once the glass is fully closed, so anti-trap re-learns the top of travel. If the switch does nothing at all, that points to a switch, motor or wiring fault rather than a lost initialisation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do my Outlander windows only move while I hold the switch?
They lost their learned closed position — usually after the battery was disconnected or went flat. Re-initialise each one: close the window fully, hold the close switch about 2 seconds, then release.
Do I need a tool to reset the windows?
No — it’s done from the window switch with the ignition on.
Do I have to do every window?
Do each window that lost one-touch. The driver’s and front passenger’s are the usual ones; repeat the same hold-to-close step at each.
The window still reverses near the top — what now?
Run the procedure again and hold the close switch for a couple of seconds after the glass is fully shut, so the anti-trap reference is relearned.
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