Experiencing issues with your Audi’s auto up window function, especially after a battery replacement or jump start? You’re not alone. Many Audi owners have encountered situations where the auto up feature on their windows stops working, leaving them with inconvenience and a trip to the dealership in mind. While dealerships can resolve this, some owners have found success with a DIY approach to reset the window stop position. This guide is based on a real user experience and offers a potential solution to get your Audi’s windows working correctly again.
The Problem: Auto Up Window Failure After Battery Issues
Imagine this scenario: your Audi’s battery dies, requiring a jump start to get back on the road. Following this, you might notice that the automatic up function for your windows is no longer working. This was precisely the experience of one Audi owner who, after a battery replacement, found themselves with non-functional auto up windows on both sides of their vehicle. Even a dealership visit for a battery fix didn’t solve the window problem initially, with service personnel unable to re-initialize the system and suggesting a more complex module fault.
Forum Research and Failed Reset Attempts
In search of a solution, the Audi owner turned to online forums, a treasure trove of collective knowledge. They diligently tried every reset procedure posted by other users. Unfortunately, none of these suggested methods proved successful in restoring the auto up functionality. This highlights a common frustration: many online “fixes” may not work for every situation, and the exact cause of the issue can be elusive.
An Unexpected Solution: Key and Switch Finesse
Just when frustration peaked, an unexpected sequence of actions led to a breakthrough. Starting with the windows and convertible top (in this case, the car was a convertible), the owner remotely lowered the top using the key fob. However, the key fob wouldn’t raise the top back up. This is where the manual key in the door lock came into play.
Using the key in the door, the owner raised the convertible top. Crucially, they continued to hold the key in the lock position, expecting the windows to automatically close after the top was up – a standard Audi feature. Disappointingly, the windows remained down.
Persistence led to further experimentation:
- Lowering the top with the key in the door.
- Raising the top with the key in the door.
This time, surprisingly, the passenger window went up automatically! However, the driver’s side window remained stubbornly unresponsive.
Inside the Car: Manual Switch Discovery
Moving inside the car and turning on the ignition, the owner confirmed that the passenger window’s auto up was now indeed working. The driver’s side, however, was still not cooperating. This is when a critical observation was made: the manual up position on the driver’s side window switch seemed completely dead. The window would only move up in manual mode when the switch was in the auto up position!
Further investigation revealed another clue: activating the manual up position on the passenger side switch produced a faint click sound, a sound absent when attempting the same on the driver’s side.
The Gentle Switch Manipulation Technique
In a moment of inspired improvisation, the owner manually raised the driver’s window to the halfway point and stopped. Then, they began gently and repeatedly pulling the driver’s side window switch to the manual up position. Initially, nothing happened. But with continued gentle manipulation – pulling and releasing the switch – faint clicks started to be heard. After several clicks, miraculously, the window began to move upwards in manual mode, even when using the manual position on the switch!
The owner then ran the driver’s window up and down manually several times, holding the switch in the up and down positions for a moment at each extreme. After this process, the driver’s window started consistently working in manual mode. Finally, the moment of truth: trying the auto up function. Voila! Auto up was now working on both the driver’s and passenger’s side windows.
Why Did This Work? An Unclear, Yet Effective Reset
The exact reason behind this unconventional method working remains somewhat mysterious, even to the person who discovered it. They had tried numerous other suggested reset procedures without success. It’s possible that the combination of key-in-door operation and the gentle, repeated manipulation of the manual window switch somehow triggered a reset of the window stop position sensors or the window motor control module.
This experience underscores that sometimes, persistence and a bit of experimentation can uncover solutions even when standard procedures fail. While not a definitively proven method, this anecdotal account offers a potentially helpful approach for Audi owners facing auto up window issues after battery-related incidents.
Call to Action: Share Your Experiences
Have you encountered a similar issue with your Audi’s windows? Have you tried this procedure or found another method to reset your Audi window stop position? Share your experiences in the comments below to help build a more comprehensive understanding and definitive solution for the Audi community. Your insights could be valuable in helping others resolve this frustrating problem.
