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Adjusting Sun Roof Lid

Adjusting Sun Roof


Caution! Do not move floating roof liner with force. Follow procedure precisely because otherwise mechanism (guide) on slide/tilt sunroof cassette can be damaged. It then has to be replaced.






Ideal adjustment:

Gaps (A) between sunroof and front and back of roof of equal size.

Height:
Front = flush to 1 mm deeper
Rear = flush to 1 mm higher



Initializing slide/tilt sunroof.
Closing slide/tilt sunroof lid (zero setting).






Press button to open roof briefly (1) then stop again (2) (inching function).






The slide/tilt sunroof lid must now lower at back by dimension (A).
(A) = 2...4mm






Caution! Swift movement of the slide/tilt sunroof can damage mechanism (guide) of the slide/tilt sunroof cassette.
Do not move floating roof liner with force.

Slowly slide floating roof liner right back (with clean hands, or wearing protective gloves).



Closing slide/tilt sunroof lid (zero setting).


Caution! It is now no longer possible to move slide/tilt sunroof lid backwards (damage to mechanism).






Rear adjustment:
Unfasten nut (2) and replace.
Slide in adjusting wedges (1) on left and right until ideal setting is reached.
Press slide/tilt sunroof lid forwards, then tighten the outer nut (2) first of all.
Tightening Torque: 4.5 Nm (3.3 ft. lbs.)






Front adjustment:

Loosen left/right screws (1).
Push slide/tilt sunroof lid upwards or downwards until ideal setting is reached.
Tighten screws (1).


Installation:
Tightening Torque = 4.5 Nm. (3.3 ft. lbs.)

Replace removed screws (micro-encapsulation) or install old screws with Loctite 270.






Press button to open roof briefly (1) then stop again (2) (inching function).






The slide/tilt sunroof lid must now lower at back by dimension (A).
(A) = 2...4mm






Caution! Swift movement of the slide/tilt sunroof can damage mechanism (guide) of the slide/tilt sunroof cassette.

Pull floating roof liner forwards (with clean hands or wearing protective gloves).

Installation:
Check function.