05-22-2012, 08:46 AM | #1 |
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Moonroof issues?
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Have trouble with my moonroof. When it's tilted and I try to close it, it closes and then tilts back. Just occasionally it closes as expected. The same happens when it's fully opened... Anyway to reset it? |
05-22-2012, 10:33 AM | #2 |
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Yes. I was having similar issues in my X5. Just press the button up like your going to tilt the roof, but keep the button pressed. Let the whole thing cycle completely before releasing the button. The sun shade will open and close, it will tilt and close, open fully and close and then the sunshade will open and close again. That completes the cycle and resets the system. Hopefully that will fix your issue. It did mine.
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05-23-2012, 01:57 AM | #6 |
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Lol. It amuses me that some nations calls it a moonroof while the other calls it a sunroof.
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05-23-2012, 03:42 AM | #7 |
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Maybe it says something about what users stick through the roof when it's open!
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05-23-2012, 04:26 AM | #8 |
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Strange term. I think it may have emerged here at that time when the glass version of the older, solid sunroof became available. I don't at all get what connection the glass version has to the moonlight over sunlight, though.
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05-23-2012, 08:14 AM | #11 |
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A moonroof is a type of sunroof. It was coined in the 70's by Ford (making it a USA centric term?). Any glass panel sunroof is a moonroof. Solid panels are just sunroofs.
The only thing I can think of is too make sure no debris is in the way of the sensor. Doesn't the manual have a procedure to reset the moonroof sliding action? Maybe this will help the tilt action too. |
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05-23-2012, 08:23 AM | #12 | |
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Maybe with the tinted glass portion closed; it should be refered to as the "Eclipseroof". |
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05-24-2012, 07:44 AM | #15 | |
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I had a similar problem. The glass panel worked fine but the shade would close fully and then open back out about 5 inches. I could never fully close it! I was going to take it to the dealer as i thought the anti trap sensor was faulty (if such a thing exists!) but could never find the time for such a triviality. The fix works. Just push the roof button up and hold. After what seemed less than a minute all roof functions operate and eventually settle in the correct close position. Strange thing was the Components of the roof didn't cycle in the logical order. At one point the shade was fully shut whilst I could hear the glass panel moving about! All is well now... Thanks for providing the fix! Cheers, The Sock |
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05-24-2012, 10:53 AM | #16 |
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i had the same problem of trying to close the tilt by pressing forward. it would close and then immediately reopen. now i press forward and hold it for about 10-15 sec and it closes properly.
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I figured I'd give it another go, and from 15 seconds things started to happen. |
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05-25-2012, 07:28 AM | #18 |
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