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.