I'm having the regularly experienced problem of the driver's window closing but then going back down to the half way position. This happens when I use the "auto" function on the switch but if I hold the switch up until the window is closed it stays closed. I've tried the usual remedy (several times over a couple of days) of turning the ignition on (but not starting the engine), lowering the window fully and then raising it whilst pushing the top edge out, then holding the switch in the up position for 10 seconds or so when there should be a click as the switch resets. But I'm not getting the click and the problem remains. Anyone any ideas? The car had a service about 10 days ago and a new battery but I can't honestly say the problem started then (in fact with the hot weather almost certainly I'd have noticed before now). For the moment it's just a bit of a nuisance so I'm in no rush to get a professional involved to start taking things to pieces and it's possible if it's a electronic glitch it will sort itself at some point. But someone may have had the same issue and found a solution.

Check that the window guide channels are clear, it sounds like the motor sensor is detecting unusual resistance and activating the window anti-trap mode.

You didn't mention that you did this in the reset procedure, but I thought (I haven't needed to reset mine for years) that when you first open the window you need to hold the open button for several seconds as well as holding when closed?

Thank you both (and Carlodiesel that PM'd me). I did both the above and still had the problem although fortunately if I didn't rely on the autoclosing function once up the window stayed shut, so no security/weather concerns, but kept on trying and suddenly for no reason it was back to working properly again. As the slogan goes - Skoda, Simply Clever ... and Occasionally Frustrating. So now its just a case of fingers crossed and see if it happens again.

Last week, while using my wife’s 2015 VW Polo and having American relatives in the back seat, my cousin’s husband had opened the RHS rear window (hot day, car’s AC has lost its gas), then started muttering about his window doing this! Me fearing the worst, thought “great we’ll need to use my car when going out tomorrow”! Anyway after the doom and glow faded away, I used the switch on my (driver’s) door and held the window switch up for a while - success! That guy was not wanting to open that window again but next time it was okay, but failed the following time.

I hadn’t thought about stiffness through lack of use, I’ll try using some nylon etc lub!