Wind deflector control carriage

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Slide wind deflector control carriage (1) to the front for cleaning and afterwards reapply GREASE .

Fig 1: Sliding Wind Deflector Control Carriage

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Use cleaning cloth to clean guide rail at spring carriage in the marked area.

Wipe marked area of top and bottom gate with the cloth.

Reapply GREASE to components.

Fig 2: Identifying Spring Carriage Area

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Move glass slide/tilt sunroof cover mechanism into "closed" position for cleaning rear sliding surfaces.

Use cleaning cloth to clean dirt and old grease from following components:

Sliding surface of rear bottom gate.
Guide rail up to rear end of glass slide/tilt sunroof cover.