I disconnected the battery on my 2010 OB at the weekend, to install a Media Hub. Now the driver's window no longer has auto-down/up. I know there's a magic trick to reset this, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know the secret?

Pretty sure it's in the manual somewhere, I remember reading it. Double-check the maintenance section around the battery change instructions. IIRC, It involves closing the door, manually putting the window down all the way and holding down for another second, then putting up all the way and holding up for an extra second. Or something like that.

Elliot

 

Not sure about the Subaru but......In other cars I've had with express up windows, you open the window, close the window all the way with the switch in the 1st detent (not auto position) and hold the switch there for 10 seconds. This usually resets the load limiter.

Do the same with the moonroof.

 

I disconnected the battery on my 2010 OB at the weekend, to install a Media Hub. Now the driver's window no longer has auto-down/up. I know there's a magic trick to reset this, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know the secret?

Initialization of power window
If the vehicle’s battery is disconnected due
to situations such as battery or fuse
replacement, the following functions are
deactivated.
. One-touch auto up/down function
. Anti-entrapment function
Initialize the power window in the following
procedure to reactivate such functions:

1. Close the driver’s door.​

2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”​

position.​

3. Open the driver’s side window halfway​

by pushing down the power window​

switch.​

4. Pull up the power window switch and​

close the window completely. Continue​

pulling up the switch for approximately 1​

second after the window is closed completely.​

 

Initialization of power window
If the vehicle’s battery is disconnected due
to situations such as battery or fuse
replacement, the following functions are
deactivated.
. One-touch auto up/down function
. Anti-entrapment function
Initialize the power window in the following
procedure to reactivate such functions.
1. Close the driver’s door.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
3. Open the driver’s side window halfway
by pushing down the power window
switch.
4. Pull up the power window switch and
close the window completely. Continue
pulling up the switch for approximately 1
second after the window is closed completely.

Thanks man, that is an interesting and simple little fix.
Just curious what is the anti-Entrapment function?
I like the idea of not being coerced by police into a fictional crime

 

Thanks, all!

 

Had this same problem. Dealership disconnected my battery because my headlamp went out on my 2010 Outback. That action reset all my radio presets and turned my auto window off.

The halfway down and back up then one second thing fixed it.

 

Hi,
We just got our OB this week. Do all the models have the auto up feature or is it model specific? I asked the dealer but they weren't sure. Ours doesn't do it but was hoping maybe it could if all I had to do is disconnect the battery and reprogram it.

 

Auto down is standard on all trim levels. Auto up is standard on 2.5 Premium and up...

 

Thank you Ardvark11. Easy fix! The only bothersome thing is that the battery had not been disconnected and everything else with memory is fine.

 

Aardvark fix worked on my BHE Outback

 

For some reason I can't get the auto up feature to work with my OB... The auto down works just fine, but it won't go up automatically.

I've gone through the initialization process numerous times to no avail... See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMTI1UIit5o

Anyone able to chime in on what I'm doing wrong?

EDIT: Just read a little closer...and saw a couple posts up that auto up isn't standard on the base models. There's my answer, I guess... Seems like a very silly thing to not include in the base models.

 

Thanks. Worked for mine.

 

Good info! This works for the 2015 Outback as well. I was freaking out that the windows weren't working properly after disconnecting the battery. I was looking for a blown fuse. FYI, I had to do this on both driver and passenger sides.

 

Just what I was looking for, thanks much!

 

My driver's side auto-up/down feature stopped working for some reason. Found this video and was a quick fix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFwHPxWYb-I

 

My driver's side auto-up/down feature stopped working for some reason. Found this video and was a quick fix.

The auto up/down on the driver's side window in my 2013 Subaru Legacy stopped working. The window went down if you held the switch down. But going up, it only went 2 inches at a time. The fix was: run the window down and then up 2 inches at a time. When the last one closed the window, continue holding the switch in the up position for at least 5 seconds. That fixed the auto up/down feature.

 

Glad I found this thread, as I came here this morning to ask the very same question.

 

so I tried this half open window method and it didn't work. the window goes down fine, but goes up only 1 inch with each pull. any thoughts?

 

Im having this exact problem. My battery died on me once and turned off the auto feature (which was already going in 1 inch increments) and the window went up and down without problem. I tried the "fix" to re-enable the auto touch feature but it made it go in 1 inch increments again

 

It works! thanks.

 

I just came back from work. I drive a 2012 Impreza 2.0. I never had a problem with my driver side window until tonight while trying to open my frozen window. Now the window goes up inch by inch when I close the window. Anyone now how to fix that problem?

 

The "auto up reset" function described in the above posts and in your manual should work.

My window will occasionally lose its mind and have to be reset. It only seems to happen on very cold winter days, or days with ice. So I think it's somehow related to being frozen in the track and overloading and resetting something.

 

deleted this off a good spambot like person's deleted post: (which had junk links on it)

Roll the window down from the passenger side with its button and hold it down once all the way down for 3 seconds or so.
Next roll it back up and again hold it up for 3 seconds or so. This resets/programs the window then the driver side button should work.


but just used the above to reset a 2018's passenger side window, which was not responding to the driver's master switch. and then after restetting it with the doors own switch the driver's master switch works again.

 

this works as well

1 roll window down and hold button 1 second
2. roll window up and hold button 1 second

Window will then work with auto

 

When I reset the windows I always hold the switch button down in both directions until I hear the "click". Works for me.

 

A related issue: the controls on the driver side window for the doors malfunctioned. The button that closes and opens all the windows including the hatchback door are not working.