Principles of Operation

Roof Opening Panel

Principles of Operation

Power Shade

The shade assembly uses an integrated motor and module to operate the power shade. The power shade can be opened or closed by the shade control switch. Pressing or pulling the shade control switch supplies a ground to the roof opening panel shade motor/module. The power shade is equipped with one-touch open and one-touch close (with obstacle detection) features. The shade will not close when the roof opening panel is open.

NOTE: Any sliding glass panel opening operation will first automatically open the shade panel (to the halfway position). Before the shade panel may be closed, the sliding glass panel will first automatically move to the fully CLOSED position.

Front Sliding Glass Panel

The front sliding glass panel assembly uses an integrated motor and module to operate the front sliding glass panel. Actuating the slide or tilt control switches supplies a ground to the front sliding glass panel motor/module. The front sliding glass panel has one-touch open, one-touch close (with obstacle detection) and one-touch tilt features.

The front sliding glass panel motor is equipped with a thermal protection mode. When in thermal protection mode, the front sliding glass panel will only move towards the close direction in small increments (approximately 50 mm [1.968 in]) until the front sliding glass panel is in the fully closed position.

When the transmission is not in PARK, closing force is incrementally increased to close the front sliding glass panel to prevent false reversals while driving at road speed. The front sliding glass panel motor receives the park status from the transmission shifter assembly.

Bounce-Back

The roof opening panel glass and shade have a bounce-back feature. When an obstacle has been detected as the front sliding glass panel (or power shade) is closing, the front sliding glass panel (or power shade) will open and stop at a predetermined position.

Security Override (Sliding Glass Panel Only)

Obstacle detection can be overridden by pulling and holding the slide or tilt switch within 2-seconds of a bounce-back event. The glass will operate in manual mode with bounce-back detection turned off until the switch is released.