Glass Panel

Glass Panel

Removing

• Sunshade already removed.

• All screws are microencapsulated and must always be replaced.

• Screw tightening torque: 3 Nm.






- Loosen the end eyes - 3 and 6 - on tensioning bands - 2 and 5 - on the outside of the main hinge.

- Remove tensioned headliner without loosening additional tensioning bands. Refer to => [ Tensioned Headliner, Removing ] Tensioned Headliner, Removing

- Remove tensioned headliner rail. Refer to => [ Tensioned Headliner Rail, Removing ] Tensioned Headliner Rail, Removing.

• When the luggage compartment trim is installed, make sure the support is not positioned in the opening on the longitudinal member.

• The bypass screw on the hydraulic pump must be opened after the repair position has been reached on vehicle from May 2007. This prevents damaging the hydraulic system.






- Open roof with convertible top operating switch until it is just before the position shown.

- Place Hinge Supports (VAS 6365) in lowest position - 2 -.

- Place the hinge supports (VAS 6365) in the mounting hole in the main hinge - 1 - and rotate the base - 4 - so that it is not positioned in the opening in the longitudinal.

- Switch the ignition off. The roof lowers in stages until the supports are resting on the longitudinal member.






- Remove screws - 3 - and remove sunroof motor - 2 - from mount - 4 -.

• Remove glass panel only with help from another colleague.






- First mark position of sliding blocks - 7 -.

- Only loosen screws - 6 - on sliding block - 7 -, do not remove.

- Move the roof pillar toward the outside - arrow a - until the slider - 3 - in the slotted guide rail - 4 - can be guided over to front guide rails - 2 - without touching - arrow b -.

- Pull the glass panel out approximately 25 cm.






- Loosen the cables - 2 - on the glass panel - 1 - from the left and right slotted guide rails - 3 -.

- Remove glass panel with slotted guide rail parallel out of rear guide rails - b arrows -. Raise front edge of glass panel slightly - arrow a -.

Installing

• Make sure all components such the slider and bracket are installed.

• The sliders - 6 - in the slotted guide rail - 8 - are coated in rubber up to the slider - 11 -.

• The washer - 9 - must fit exactly into the openings. The glass panel will make noises if the guiding edge is damaged.

• The lower brace - 12 - faces downward, as illustrated.






- Place the sliders - 6 and 11 - on the slotted rail - 8 -.

- Install the bracket and all the individual parts in this sequence:

• Screw - 10 - washer - 9 -, bracket - 12 -, washer - 5 -, glass panel - 1 -.

• Screw - 10 -, washer - 9 -, guide - 8 -, washer - 5 -, bracket - 12 -.

• Install glass panel only with help from another colleague.






- Guide glass panel guide rails into rear guide rails.

Glass panel must be guided horizontally - a arrows - and parallel when doing this.

- Move roof pillar far enough toward outside - b arrows - so that guide rail slider does not touch the front guide rails.

- Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.