These instructions apply to the Jeep Compass Mk2 (MP) 2017-Present. For other models, please choose your vehicle here.
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After the battery on your Jeep Compass (MP, 2017–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
Each window motor stores its fully-open and fully-closed positions, and that memory is wiped when the 12 V battery is disconnected or runs flat. The symptom is a window that won’t auto-close or auto-open on one press. The fix is a quick relearn from the switch.
Re-initialising a Window
- Pull and hold the window CLOSE switch until the window is fully closed, then hold for a further 2 seconds and release.
- Press and hold the window OPEN switch until fully open, then hold for 2 seconds and release.
- The window is initialised — check one-touch up and down both work.
- Repeat for each window that lost its one-touch function.
If It Still Won’t Auto-Close
- Hold the switch past the end stop for the full 2 seconds — the motor must feel the limit to learn it.
- Check the glass runs freely — a sticky channel can stop the relearn completing.
- Persistent fault? A window-module or switch issue can store a code — look it up on autodtcs.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my Compass windows stop auto-closing?
The one-touch memory is cleared when the battery is disconnected or goes flat — the relearn restores it.
Do I need tools?
No — it’s done entirely from the window switch.
How long do I hold the switch?
To the end stop, then a further 2 seconds, in both directions.
Do I have to do every window?
Only those that lost one-touch, though it’s quick to do them all after a battery job.
Just reconnected the battery? Our Compass battery disconnect/reconnect guide lists the windows among the items to re-initialise.
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