Power Sunroof Operation: Notes

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The optional sunroof features both tilt and slide capabilities. Pressing the sunroof switches, located in the front center of the headliner, to command the sunroof to:

TILT UP, to raise the rear edge of the sunroof glass to the vent position
TILT down, to lower sunroof glass to the close position
SLIDE open, rear portion of the switch, to slide the sunroof glass to the open position
SLIDE close, front portion of the switch, to slide sunroof glass from the full open position to the half-way open position and again to the close position

Fig 1: Tilt/Slide Up And Tilt/Slide Down Switch

Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The TILT UP (1) and TILT down (4) switch request will only respond when the sunroof glass is in or between the full vent and flush close positions. When the TILT UP switch (1) is pressed and held, momentarily after, the rear edge of the sunroof will raise upward. Press and hold the TILT down switch (4), momentarily after, the rear edge of the sunroof glass will lower to the flush close position.

The SLIDE open switch (2) or SLIDE close switch (3) request will only respond when the sunroof glass is in or between the flush close and full open positions. When the SLIDE open switch (2) is pressed and held, momentarily after, the sunroof glass will slide rearward. When the sunroof glass is in the full open position and the SLIDE close switch (3) is pressed and held, momentarily after, the sunroof glass will slide forward, stopping halfway closed. The SLIDE (3) must be released, then pressed and held again to continue the operation to completely close the sunroof glass.