These instructions apply to the Ford EcoSport Mk1 (B515) 2014-2022.
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Lost the one-touch (auto up/down) on your Ford EcoSport (B515, 2014–2022) after a flat or disconnected battery? The window motor has simply forgotten its limits. This is normal after any power loss and is not a fault — you re-teach the limits by hand in under a minute, with no tools.
What Happened
The door module stores the fully-closed position so one-touch can stop neatly at the seal and the anti-trap can react. Cut the power — a flat battery, a jump-start, or unplugging the battery for other work — and that memory clears, leaving hold-to-move only. The glass and motor are fine; the module has just lost its reference points and needs them taught again.
How It Works on This Model
One-touch relies on the module knowing where the top and bottom of travel are. Holding the switch past the stop at each end is how it re-logs those limits. The same stored range feeds the anti-trap safety, which reverses the glass if it senses resistance closing — so until you relearn, both the auto stop and that protection stay dormant on the affected window.
First, a Few Checks
- Ignition on so the windows have full power throughout the learn.
- Make sure the 12 V battery is healthy — a mid-cycle dip can spoil the relearn.
- Close the door you’re working on and keep fingers clear of the glass.
- Do one window at a time, each from its own switch.
Re-teaching a Window
- Door closed, ignition on.
- Pull the switch up to close fully and keep holding ~2–3 seconds past the stop.
- Release, then press down to open fully and pause briefly at the bottom.
- Pull up again to close fully, holding a couple of seconds at the top.
- Release and check one-touch both ways.
Repeat on any other one-touch window from its own switch.
If It Won’t Stay Set
- Hold longer at the top so the closed limit registers before you release.
- Shut the door fully — an ajar door can leave the switch unpowered on some setups.
- Confirm the 12 V battery is healthy during the learn; retry after a run if you’ve just jump-started.
- Check the window fuse if a single door has no auto function at all.
- Run the full cycle — close, open, close — if one-touch only works one way.
- Persistent failure after a clean relearn can point to a motor or switch fault; look up any stored code on autodtcs.com.
Once It’s Done
Once taught, a single tap runs the glass fully up or down again, and the anti-trap reverse returns with it. The calibration is held permanently and only needs redoing after the next battery disconnect or flat. Expect the whole car to take just a minute or two if more than one window lost its auto function.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my EcoSport windows stop auto-closing?
A battery disconnect, jump-start or flat battery cleared the travel limits the door module stores. Without them the motor no longer knows where the fully-closed point is, so it only moves while you hold the switch. Re-initialising each window teaches those limits again and brings one-touch back.
How do I reset the auto window on a Ford EcoSport?
With the ignition on and the door closed, pull the switch up to close the window fully and hold two to three seconds past the top. Then press down to open fully, and pull up once more to close fully, holding briefly at the top. Release and test one-touch both ways.
Do I have to do every window?
Only the one-touch ones that lost their auto function, and each from its own switch. The modules are separate per door, so teaching the driver’s window does nothing for the rest. Work round the affected doors until each auto window stops and starts on a single tap.
Do I need any tools?
None. The relearn is done entirely at the door switches — no scan tool, menu or fuse-pulling. You’re just holding the switch through a full close, full open and full close again so the module can re-log where the ends of travel are.
Why does one-touch only work going down?
That usually means the closed (up) limit didn’t register — the switch was released before the module logged the top. Run the sequence again and hold a clear two to three seconds at the fully-closed position, then repeat the open-and-close cycle so both ends are learned.
Could a weak battery be the real cause?
Yes. A tired 12 V battery can dip during the learn so the calibration doesn’t stick, or the memory can clear again when the car sits. If windows keep losing their auto function without a disconnect, have the battery and charging tested before assuming a motor fault.
This is the most-missed step after battery work — see our EcoSport battery guide. For warning lights, look the code up on autodtcs.com.
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