61 31 175 Removing and installing/replacing switch for slide/tilt sunroof

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front roofliner trim . See 51 44... REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT ROOFLINER TRIM

Press catches (1) and unclip switch for sunroof (2) in direction of arrow from front roofliner trim (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Catches, Sunroof And Front Roofliner Trim

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Installation:

Initialize slide/tilt sunroof. . See 54 0... NOTES ON STEEL AND GLASS SLIDE/TILT SUNROOFS (INITIALIZATION/NORMALIZATION/LEARNING OF CHARACTERISTIC CURVE) .