The invention provides an automatic glass descending device used when an automobile falls into water or wades in deep water and a control method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of automobile safety. The device and the method mainly solve the emergency escape problem of a driver and passengers when the automobile falls into water or wades in deep water. The device mainly comprises a detection module, a control module, an execution module, a warning signal lamp and a standby power supply, wherein the detection module is composed of a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor of the detection module detects a water pressure signal and transmits the signal to the control module, the control module carries out data conversion and comparison and transmits the signal to the warning signal lamp and the execution module through two circuits, and the standby power supply can provide power in a short time when a storage battery of the automobile fails. The automatic glass descending device can provide an emergency escape channel for the driver and the passengers in the automobile falling into the water or wading in the deep water in the first time, avoid the dangers that a glass lifter fails due to faults of the storage battery and circuits when the automobile falls into water, water pressure is too large and an automobile door cannot be opened, and improve safety of the automobile.