Replacing Mechanism For Front Glass Lid

Removing And Installing Mechanism For Front Glass Lid

Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof
- Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof lid at front
- Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof lid at rear
- Remove front drip moulding
- Remove drive for slide/tilt sunroof actuation

Overview of glass lid mechanism:







1. Floating roofliner mechanism
2. Mechanism, front glass lid
3. Drive wedge
4. Drive plate
5. Mechanism, rear glass lid
6. Control carriage, rear glass lid
7. Spring retainer
8. Drive cable, rear glass lid (connecting link)
9. Drive cable plate
10. Drive cable, front glass lid (connecting link)
11. Control carriage, wind deflector
12. Slide element

NOTE:
Always replace mechanism for glass slide/tilt sunroof in pairs.
If necessary, lightly grease guide channel.

Removing upper connecting link (return linkage):







Bend open tabs (1) of cover strip (2).
Remove cover strip (2).







If necessary, slide drive plate (1) fully forwards with a screwdriver.







Pull upper connecting link (1) towards rear out of drive wedge (2).







Feed upper connecting link (1) out of guide rail.






Remove upper connecting link (1) in direction of arrow from lower connecting link.

Removing drip moulding carrier and lower connecting link:







Slide drip moulding carrier (2) with lower connecting link (1) towards rear and remove from guide rail.







If necessary, push slide element (1) towards rear and remove from guide rail.

Adjusting mechanism before installing glass lid:







Insert screwdriver into upper connecting link (3).
Slide drive plate (2) towards rear until drive wedge (1) runs against screwdriver.

NOTE:
Check that mechanical components on left and right sides have same status.
Check smooth and noise-free running of kinematics.
Check function.