These instructions apply to the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Mk2 (L551) 2019-Present.
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After the battery on your Range Rover Evoque (2019–present) has been disconnected or gone flat, the one-touch function on the windows often stops working — the glass only moves while you hold the switch. Re-initialising each window restores it in seconds, with no tools.
When You Need This
On the L551 Evoque the door windows are one-touch in both directions, so when the feature drops out it is immediately obvious — a single tap no longer runs the glass all the way and you have to hold the switch through the full travel. This is not a fault and nothing has failed. The window motor has simply lost the calibration that tells it where the top and bottom of the glass travel are, which disables both the automatic run and the anti-pinch safety until you teach those positions again.
How It Works on This Model
Each door window has its own motor and a position sensor, and the control module counts pulses from that sensor to track how far the glass has travelled. It keeps a fully-closed and a fully-open reference so it can drive the window to either end on a single press and reverse if it senses an obstruction while closing. Disconnecting the 12 V battery, or a flat battery, erases those references. Until they are re-learned the module reverts to a hold-to-move manual mode with one-touch switched off, so the relearn below is a normal step after any battery work.
Before You Begin
- Sit in the driver’s seat with the doors closed so each switch is within easy reach.
- Switch the ignition on (the engine can stay off) so the window circuits are powered.
- Check the window channels are clear and nobody has hands near the glass.
- Complete one window fully before starting the next, and don’t cut the hold at each end short.
- In cold weather, cycle the glass once by holding the switch first to free stiff seals.
Re-initialising a Window
- Pull the switch up to fully close the window, holding briefly after it stops, then release.
- Press the switch down to fully open it, again holding briefly after it stops, then release.
- Pull up to fully close once more, holding a few seconds at the top, then release.
- Test one-touch up and down, and repeat for each window that lost the function.
If It Still Won’t Auto-Close
- Hold the switch past the end stop in each direction — the motor must feel the limit to learn it, so pause briefly at both the top and the bottom.
- Check the glass runs freely — a dry or gritty rubber run adds drag that can read as an obstruction and cancel the learn.
- Repeat the full sequence from a fully-closed start if you released the switch too early at any point.
- Confirm the 12 V battery is properly charged — a weak supply can sag under motor load and lose the setting again.
- Do each window on its own; one door failing while the others succeed points to that regulator or switch rather than the method.
- Persistent fault? A window-module issue can store a code — look it up on autodtcs.com.
After the Reset
Once the sequence takes, a single tap should again run the glass fully up or down and the anti-pinch reversal returns at the same time. The calibration is stored permanently and stays until the next time the battery is disconnected or goes flat, so you should not need to repeat it in normal use. Try one-touch on every door before you finish so you can be sure each window has been done.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my Evoque windows stop auto-closing?
The one-touch memory is cleared when the 12 V battery is disconnected or goes flat. The module loses its stored top and bottom positions and drops back to a manual hold-to-move mode. Running the close-open-close relearn on each affected window teaches those end points again and restores both the automatic run and the anti-pinch reversal.
Do I need tools?
No. The whole relearn is done from the door switch with the ignition on — nothing to remove, no fuse to pull and no diagnostic gear needed. It takes only a few seconds per window, and the most common reason it fails is letting go of the switch too soon rather than any missing tool.
Which order, up or down?
Fully close and hold, then fully open and hold, then fully close and hold again. Holding for a second or two at each end is what lets the motor register the true limit of travel. Release the switch the instant the glass stops and the position may not be captured, leaving one-touch disabled.
Do I have to do every window?
Only the ones that lost one-touch. All four Evoque doors are one-touch, so after a full battery disconnect you will usually relearn all of them, but if a single window is the only one affected you can just do that one and leave the others as they are.
Could the anti-pinch also be affected?
Yes. The same stored positions drive the pinch protection that reverses the glass if it meets resistance while closing. While a window is uncalibrated that safety may not behave normally, so it is worth completing the relearn promptly and keeping fingers well clear of the opening while you run the sequence.
What if it works then loses the setting again?
If the relearn holds only briefly and then reverts, suspect the 12 V battery or its connections rather than the window. A battery still weak after a jump start, or a poor earth, can drop voltage under load and wipe the memory. Have the battery and charging system tested and repeat the procedure once it is healthy.
Just reconnected the battery? Our Evoque battery disconnect/reconnect guide lists the windows among the items to re-initialise.
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