Roof Opening Panel

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The roof opening panel is equipped with an automatic, one-touch, express opening and closing feature. One-touch operation can be stopped at any time by pressing the roof opening panel switch a second time.

To open the roof opening panel, press and release the rear portion of the control switch. To close the roof opening panel, press and release the front portion of the control switch. To tilt the roof opening panel into the VENT position (when the glass panel is closed), press and hold the front portion of the control switch. To close the roof opening panel from the VENT position, press and hold the rear portion of the control switch until the glass panel stops moving.

When an obstacle has been detected in the roof opening panel as the sliding glass is closing, the roof opening panel will automatically open and stop at a prescribed position. To override obstacle detection, press and hold the front portion of the control switch.

The roof opening panel system consists of the following components:

Roof opening panel glass
Roof opening panel shield (sunshade)
Roof opening panel switch
Roof opening panel motor and module assembly
Roof opening panel trough
Roof opening panel frame drain hoses
Roof opening panel assembly