These instructions apply to the DR DR5 (2020-2023).
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If the one-touch (auto up/down) function on your DR 5 (DR5, 2020–2023) has stopped working — usually after a battery disconnection or a flat battery — the windows just need re-initialising. It’s a quick job with no tools, and it is not a fault: the electric windows simply lost the memory of their travel and now only move while you hold the switch. A minute of re-teaching each door brings the automatic close, automatic open and the anti-pinch protection straight back.
How the One-Touch System Works
Each front window on the DR 5 runs on its own motor with a small control module that counts the motor’s rotation to know exactly where the glass sits. It stores the fully-raised and fully-lowered end points so that a single tap can drive the window all the way and stop it neatly, and so the anti-pinch can sense resistance and reverse if something is in the way. When 12 V power is removed — a disconnect, a jump start, a replacement battery or a deep discharge — those stored limits are erased. The switch and motor still work, so the glass moves, but only in the hold-to-run mode until you re-teach the limits.
Getting Ready
- Park up and switch the ignition on (engine running or not is fine).
- Close the door you are working on so the glass can reach its true top seal.
- Keep hands and 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.
- Do the doors one at a time — each window is calibrated on its own switch.
Re-initialising Each Window
- Switch the ignition 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 — releasing early is the most common reason the module doesn’t register the end point.
- Re-seat the 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.
- Try the sequence twice — a single clean up-down-up cycle sometimes needs a repeat before one-touch latches.
- Check the window fuse if the glass won’t move at all rather than just refusing one-touch.
- A stubborn window that binds or stalls part-way can point to a tired motor or regulator, which may store a fault code — look it up on autodtcs.com.
What Happens Next
Once a window is re-taught, a single tap up or down should send the glass the whole way and stop it cleanly at the seal, and the anti-pinch should again reverse the glass if it meets resistance near the top. The setting is stored, so it stays put for good unless the 12 V supply is interrupted again. If you later disconnect the battery for other work, expect to run this same short sequence once more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my DR 5 windows stop auto-closing?
Disconnecting or flattening the 12 V battery wipes the window control module’s memory of its travel limits. The motor still runs, so the glass moves while you hold the switch, but the one-touch and anti-pinch stay disabled until you re-teach each window with a full up, down and up cycle.
Do I need a tool or a diagnostic scanner?
No. Re-initialising the windows on the DR 5 is done entirely at the window switches — no scanner, no menu, no workshop kit. Ignition on, close the door, then hold the glass at each limit for a couple of seconds. It takes under a minute per window.
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. Windows that never had a one-touch function in the first place don’t need anything doing.
What does holding at the limit actually do?
Holding the switch for a second or two past the stop lets the control module log 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 judge normal resistance from an obstruction.
Could a fuse be the problem instead?
If a window won’t move at all — not even while holding the switch — suspect the window fuse or switch rather than lost calibration. Lost calibration only removes the automatic function; the glass still runs manually. Check the fuse for that circuit before assuming a motor fault.
Will this fix anti-pinch too?
Yes. The anti-pinch protection relies on the same stored travel limits, so re-initialising restores it alongside one-touch. Until the relearn is done, 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 the windows still won’t calibrate after a couple of clean attempts, decode any stored code on autodtcs.com.
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