51 44 011 Removing and installing/replacing roofliner (version with slide/tilt sunroof): Notes

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Open front slide/tilt sunroof lid.
Remove both front seats, see 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT .
Remove center console, see Removing complete center console .
Remove sun visors and counter supports on left/right, see Removing and installing or replacing sun visor and left or right counter-support .
Remove roof switch cluster, see 61 31 043 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING ROOF SWITCH CLUSTER .
Remove trims for roof pillar at front (A-pillar) left/right, see Removing and installing/replacing trim for roof pillar at front (A-pillar), left or right .
Remove trims for door pillar at top (B-pillar) left/right, see Removing and installing or replacing trim on left or right door pillar (top) .
Remove trims for roof pillar at rear (C-pillar) left/right, see Removing and installing or replacing trim panel for left or right rear roof pillar (C-pillar) .
Remove trims for roof pillar at rear (D-pillar) left/right, see Removing and installing/replacing trim for rear roof pillar (D-pillar), left or right .
Remove luggage compartment wheel arch trim on passenger side, see left luggage compartment wheel arch trim and right luggage compartment wheel arch trim .

Release screws (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Sunroof Screws

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Release screws (1) on left and right. Remove coat hook (2) and release screw (3).

Fig 2: Identifying Coat Hook Screws

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Release expansion rivets (1).

Fig 3: Identifying Expansion Rivets

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Version with roller combination (dividing net):

Fold back cover (1) for dividing net mount (2).

Release screws (3) and remove dividing net mount (2).

Installation:

Observe position indications on reverse side of dividing net mount (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Dividing Net Mount With Screws

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Pull off muckets of front and rear doors in roof area.

IMPORTANT: The following tasks must be carried out with a second person assisting:

Support roofliner (1) at front.

Unclip roofliner (1) at clips (2) in rear sunroof frame area in downward direction.

Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty clips (2).

Fig 5: Uncoupling Roofliner At Clips In Rear Sunroof Frame Area

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Release screw (1) on D-pillar on right and left. Pull off mucket (2) in roofliner area.

Fig 6: Pulling Off Mucket In Roofliner Area

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IMPORTANT: Roofliner must not be twisted or kinked!

Detach roof liner (1), detach clip (2) on roofliner with fork lever from body roofliner, tilt carefully and feed out forwards through passenger door.

Installation:

Clips and metal retainers in body roofliner must not be damaged, replace if necessary.

Fig 7: Disconnecting Headlining

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