These instructions apply to the Genesis GV60 (JW) 2022-2024.
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If the one-touch (auto up/down) function on your Genesis GV60 (JW, 2022–2024) has stopped working — usually after the 12 V battery was disconnected or went flat — the windows just need re-initialising. It’s a quick job with no tools, and it isn’t a fault. The glass still moves while you hold the switch; it has simply lost the stored travel limits it needs for automatic operation. A short relearn at each door brings back the automatic close, automatic open and the anti-pinch protection.
How the One-Touch System Works
Each door on the GV60 has its own window motor and a control module that tracks the motor to know exactly where the glass is sitting. It stores the fully-raised and fully-lowered end points so a single tap of the switch can run the window all the way and stop it cleanly at the seal, and so the anti-pinch can sense resistance and reverse the glass. As an EV, the GV60 still runs its body electrics from a conventional 12 V battery, and when that supply is cut — a disconnect, a replacement battery or a deep discharge — the stored limits are wiped. The window then falls back to hold-to-run only until you re-teach it.
Before You Start
- Sit in the car and switch it fully on (READY / ignition-on state) so the windows are powered.
- Close the door you are working on so the glass can reach its true top seal.
- Keep fingers clear of the window opening — anti-pinch is offline until the relearn finishes.
- Make sure the 12 V battery is healthy; a weak battery can interrupt the learn part-way.
- Work one door at a time — each window is calibrated separately on its own switch.
Re-initialising Each Window
- Power the car on and close the door.
- Raise the window fully with the switch and keep holding for a couple of seconds after it stops.
- Lower the window fully and keep holding for a couple of seconds after it stops.
- Raise it fully again — one-touch should now work. Repeat for each window.
If It Still Won’t Work
- Hold at each limit for the full couple of seconds — letting go early is the usual reason the module doesn’t log the end point.
- Re-seat the 12 V battery connections if you’ve just done battery work; an intermittent earth can drop the memory again.
- Keep the door shut during the learn so the glass seats fully into the top seal.
- Run the sequence twice — a single up-down-up cycle sometimes needs a repeat before one-touch latches.
- Check the window circuit fuse if the glass won’t move at all, rather than just refusing one-touch.
- A window that binds or stalls part-way may point to a tired motor or regulator that can store a fault code — look it up on autodtcs.com.
What to Expect After
Once each window is re-taught, a single tap should send the glass the whole way and stop it neatly at the seal, and the anti-pinch should again reverse the glass if it meets resistance near the top. The calibration is stored, so it stays put unless the 12 V supply is interrupted again. If you later disconnect the battery for other work, simply run this same short sequence once more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my GV60 windows stop auto-closing?
Disconnecting or flattening the 12 V battery clears the window module’s memory of its travel limits. The motor still runs, so the glass moves while you hold the switch, but one-touch and anti-pinch stay off until you re-teach each window with a full up, down and up cycle at its switch.
Do I need a tool or scanner?
No. Re-initialising the windows on the GV60 is done entirely at the window switches — no diagnostic tool, no on-screen menu. Switch the car on, close the door, then hold the glass at each limit for a couple of seconds. It takes under a minute per window.
Does the car need to be in READY?
The windows need to be powered, so switch the car fully on before you start. Being in the powered/ignition-on state gives a steady 12 V supply through the relearn, which matters — a supply that drops out mid-sequence can leave the window without its limits and force you to start again.
Do I have to do all the windows?
Yes, if more than one lost its one-touch. Each window is calibrated separately on its own switch, so run the full raise-lower-raise sequence at every affected door. Any window that never had an automatic function doesn’t need anything doing.
What does holding at the limit do?
Holding the switch a second or two past the stop lets the module record the exact fully-open and fully-closed positions. Those two reference points are what one-touch uses to know where to stop, and what the anti-pinch uses to tell normal resistance from an obstruction in the opening.
Will this restore anti-pinch too?
Yes. The anti-pinch protection depends on the same stored limits, so re-initialising brings it back alongside one-touch. Until the relearn is finished, keep fingers clear of the opening, because with the limits erased the glass may not reverse the way it should if it meets an obstacle.
If you’ve just reconnected the battery, see our GV60 battery guide.
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