Reinitialise the Electric Windows

Last updated: June 8, 2026

After the battery on your Land Rover Freelander (2006–2014) 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 cleared when the 12 V battery is disconnected or runs flat. The fix is a quick relearn from the door switch.

Re-initialising a Window

1. Pull the switch up to fully close the window, holding briefly after it stops, then release.
2. Press the switch down to fully open it, again holding briefly after it stops, then release.
3. Pull up to fully close once more, holding a few seconds at the top, then release.
4. 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.
• Check the glass runs freely — a sticky channel can stop the relearn completing.
• Persistent fault? A window-module issue can store a code — look it up on autodtcs.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did my Freelander 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.

Which order, up or down?

Fully close and hold, fully open and hold, then fully close and hold again.

Do I have to do every window?

Only those that lost one-touch.

Just reconnected the battery? Our Freelander battery disconnect/reconnect guide lists the windows among the items to re-initialise.