Sunroof / Moonroof Motor: Service and Repair

REMOVING AND INSTALLING ELECTRIC SUN ROOF DRIVE AND ASSEMBLY SET

Removing




1. Open tailgate and flap on the luggage compartment cover. Unscrew securing screw of round rubber buffer, remove trim panel clips and place trim panel aside.




2. Unscrew cover mounting screws and remove cover from car.




3. Unscrew hexagon nuts from studs and disengage electric drive from mounting points.




4. Swing electric drive into inside of car. Unscrew mounting screw and hexagon nuts on raising cable. Disconnect connector from electric drive.




5. At raising cable end, extract square shaft from swing lever.




6. Detach connecting tube with raising cable from pinion housing and also detach electric drive.




7. On guide tube, press clamping sleeve in the tube's longitudinal direction and extract connecting tube with clamping sleeve.




8. Take out lifting sun roof and partly remove roof trim panel, edge guard and roof section.




9. Unscrew mounting screws and nuts of element guides and remove cable tying straps.

10. Remove assembly set from car by pulling long pipe out of C pillar.


Installing

1. Guide long pipe of assembly set into assembly opening of body. Slide pipe through the C pillar without using force.




2. Secure element guides with brackets in holders on both sides lightly in the roof beam.




3. Slide element guides home into the brackets and adjust parallel to each other in accordance with the specified distances. Tighten rear screws. Check dimensions in the extended and retracted positions of the elements and readjust if necessary. Tighten front nuts.




4. Plug connecting clip onto the raising cable and install the clamping sleeve using special tool "9261". Plug clamping sleeve home on connecting and guide tube.







5. Adjust raising cable with elements retracted home and in accordance with the specified dimensions. Turn clockwise for a longer distance and counterclockwise for a shorter distance.




6. Carefully work the connecting tube with raising cable on the electric drive into the pinion and pinion housing and secure with hexagon nuts. Guide raising cables through the trailing lever, insert into the square hole in the swing lever and secure with the screw. Join connector halves.

7. Carry out further installation in reverse order to removal.