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Sliding Headliner







Sliding Headliner

Removing






1 Sliding headliner

Sunroof panel removed.

Remove bolts - 4 -.

Rear slider remains in sunroof frame guide track.

Remove carrier plate - 7 -and lift sliding headliner upward and out.

2 TORX screw

1 Nm.

3 Rear slider

Remains in guide track on frame.

4 TORX screw

1 Nm.

5 Pull-spring

To remove, remove bolts - 2 -.

6 TORX screw

1 Nm.

7 Rear slider carrier plate

To remove, remove bolts - 2 -.

8 Glide piece

Slid onto spring retaining plate

9 Spring retaining plate

No replacement part.

10 Frame

- Remove glass sunroof panel. Refer to => [ Sunroof Panel ] Sunroof Panel.

- Move sunroof headliner - 3 - forward until screws- 5 - for rear guide pieces- 4 - are accessible.

- Remove the bolts - 5 -.





- Glide pieces - 4 -remain with guide in guide track- 1 -

- Remove the securing segment - 2 -. Refer to => [ Slotted Guide Rail Cowl Panel Trim ] Slotted Guide Rail Cowl Panel Trim

- Remove screws - 4 - and remove cover plate - 3 -.

- Remove screws - 2 - and pull glide piece carrier plate- 1 - upwards diagonally out of guide track.





- Pull sunroof headliner toward front out of frame for sunroof operation.

- Rear glide pieces remain in guide track.

Installation

To install, perform the steps used in removal in reverse order.

Tightening Specifications






Carrier Plate Stop





- Slide stop - 2 - onto carrier plate - 1 - as shown. Retaining hooks must engage in holes when doing this.

Only on Vehicles with Solar Panel

- Move solar panel back slightly.





- Pull sunroof headliner downward slightly in direction of arrow and slide in headliner toward rear.

In this way, guide pins on rear of headliner are slid out of the guide and the headliner can be removed after removing the solar panel.

- Position solar panel.

- Remove sunroof panel the same as glass panel => [ Remove bolts and. ] Sunroof Panel and remove headliner.

- Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following.

- Insert headliner in roof and slide it back into roof cutout.

- Install and adjust solar panel.

- Close solar panel.


With solar panel closed, headliner must slide forward so that guide pins on solar panel engage in rear guides on headliner.

- Slide headliner forward and let it engage in center of solar panel.