54 13 003 Adjusting glass slide/tilt sunroof lid: Procedure

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove gaiter on left and right, refer to 54 10 160 REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT GAITER FOR GLASS SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF  .
• Close glass slide/tilt sunroof completely.

If the glass slide/tilt sunroof is outside the adjustment tolerances, adjust as follows:

Adjusting Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof Unit: 

Carry out the following step on one side first and then the other (first left, then right or vice versa):

• Slacken Torx screws (1) on left/right so that glass roof panel can still just be adjusted.
• Move glass roof panel as required.
• Make sure all screws are tightened down.
• Tightening torque, refer to 54 12 2AZ in SLIDE/TILT ROOF AND CONVERTIBLE TOP - TIGHTENING TORQUES - X5
• Repeat procedure on other side.

Fig 1: Identifying Adjusting Glass Roof Panel Torx Screws

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Distance Setting: 

Distance "A" between body and glass lid (without seal):

A = 5.8+/-0.3 mm all round

Check same gap of glass lid and body with special tool 00 9 341.

Slide special tool 00 9 341 or similar between seal and insert. It must be possible to slide the card against the same level of resistance.

Slide glass lid towards front or rear until ideal position is reached.

Fig 2: Identifying Distance "A"

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Height Adjustment: 

Check height of glass lid (1) in relation to body (2) with special tool 00 9 315.

Press glass lid (1) at front and rear towards top or bottom until ideal position is reached.

Height:

• Front edge of glass lid at front 0 to 1 mm under roof edge
• Rear edge of glass lid at front 0 to 0.5 mm over glass lid at rear
• Rear edge of glass lid at rear 0 to 1 mm over roof edge

Check function and adjustment.

Fig 3: Checking Glass Lid Height

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