Sunroof internal cover half opens
 

Hi there, the internal manual sunroof cover was opening properly some days ago. No it opens to about halfway, then it hit some obstacle on the right track (I just can feel it) and stop.

This interrupts the electrical operation of the sunroof.

Trying to reset it (press for 20 seconds) drove thing worse! now the glass is half open and moving back and forth a little. The manual opening/closing (with the tool kit key) moves it a little, but not to fully close position.

Any ideas before sending the beast to garage? Thanks.

9-MONTHS LATER UPDATE:


For the non-panoramic sunroofs, to initialize/ reset (e.g. after motor replacement):

1- Single-press UP to go to the vent mode.
2- continuously-press UP (around 20 sec) until the glass lid jiggles or pops up a little.
3- Let go then, within five seconds, continuously-press UP again.
4- Now it goes into a full-cycle that starts in the vent mode and ends in the closed mode.
5- If you let button go before full-cycle achieved you should repeat above four steps.

Maybe some debris from one of your famous sandstorms clogged up the track?

(no offense i'm being totally serious)

I was thinking the same thing.

Well, I was thinking just like you guys.

To be honest, I think my little daughter just threw something inside when it was in the vent position.

Tell me something before I remove it (you know guys it's big deal!)

Yea, I think you have no choice really. I think something is in the track.

i had a very similar problem with my '02's moonroof. it got stuck open, the manual winding tool did not work, reset got it closed but not fully engaged. It was as if it were in the vent position but with the glass not popped up. I could simply push the rear part of the moonroof up and it would drop back down. The sliding shade would not completely close either.

i did some research and I think there are some clips that are prone to breaking. There are replacement kits available. The motor seemed to work fine. I live in a very hot and sandy area as well so maybe there is something to that theory.

I did not ultimately resolve this issue because I disposed of the X5, partly due to this problem.

Today we removed the ceiling, found one tiny screw in the right track. This screw blocked the slider from going all the way of rail. Now it's ok. Task took around 4 hours! Thanks all for your help.

Any install or removal pics. I'm sure somdone will ask how to remove sunroof sooner or later.

I was really upset seeing my baby disassembled :dunno:
I was not in a good mood to take photos :(

But once you remove the ceiling, the sunroof assembly (including glass, rails & Aluminium den) can be easily removed by unscrewing a total of 10 screw.

When you remove the ceiling you'll see it's an easy job.

By the way, the motor can be replaced without removing the sunroof. It can be simply accessed by removing the sunglasses box.

Hey guys, does anyone know how to reset/ reinitialize the sunroof?
I tried pressing up for around a minute, but no help.