54 13 080 Removing And Installing Complete Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove roofliner, refer to 51 44 013 REMOVING AND INSTALLING ROOFLINER (ON VERSION WITH PANORAMA SUNROOF)
• Open rear lid.

E53 only:

• Partially remove rear-compartment head AIRBAG. Refer to HEADLINER (REAR) .

E61/E83 only:

Remove holder for handles on left and right:

• Release screws.
• Remove holder.
  Fig 1: Removing Holder

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  Fig 2: Removing Sunroof

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  • Unlock and disconnect plug (1)
  • Detach water drain hoses (2)
  • Release screws in marked area (when installing: fit washers on front side)

    Tightening torque: 54 12 6AZ. Refer to SLIDE/TILT ROOF AND CONVERTIBLE TOP - TIGHTENING TORQUES .

  • Helper must hold glass sunroof to prevent it falling out.
  • Release screws (3) on and carefully lower slide/tilt sunroof (4).

  Tightening torque: 54 12 6AZ. Refer to SLIDE/TILT ROOF AND CONVERTIBLE TOP - TIGHTENING TORQUES .

  IMPORTANT: Do not damage any surrounding parts when removing slide/tilt sunroof (4).
  • Remove slide/tilt sunroof (4) completely (through rear lid at rear).

Installation: 

Due to robot assembly, all screws (1) are secured with washers (2) in production. These washers (2) are not absolutely necessary during manual assembly. They are however useful for positioning the frame on the body with 4 screws.

Fig 3: Identifying Washer

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If the standard screws can no longer grip, use "repair screws" (have larger threads).

Initialize glass slide/tilt sunroof. Refer to 54 0 ... NOTES ON PANORAMA GLASS ROOF (INITIALIZATION/NORMALIZATION/LEARNING OF CHARACTERISTIC CURVE) .