Sunroof Description and Operation: Notes
The tilt/slide sunroof consists of a moving glass panel and a manual sunshade. In the tilt/slide sunroof system the rear of the glass tilts up for venting and slides between the head liner and roof panel as it slides open. The glass is controlled by an integrated motor/controller. The sunshade has a mechanical connection to the glass causing it to open with the glass and keeping it from closing more than the glass.
The electrical portion of the tilt/slide sunroof system consists of:
- Body control module (BCM)
- Sunroof glass control module
- Sunroof control switch assembly
- Vent control switch assembly
- Serial Data Bus
The sunroof electrical system uses a master/slave configuration utilizing a serial data based system for communication. The BCM is designated as the master, while the sunroof control module is configured as the slave.
As the system master, the BCM uses the serial data communication bus to enable or disable sunroof operation, communicate vehicle information to the sunroof controller and request sunroof movement. The sunroof controller provides system status and diagnostic information to the BCM for diagnostic reporting and operational purposes.
The sunroof glass is controlled by a integrated motor/controller containing the necessary electronics, motor, hall effect position sensors, as well as the interface to the driver control switches. The motor/controller is capable of controlling motion based on control switch activation and serial data message commands from the system master.
The operational calibrations for the sunroof integrated motor/controller are loaded over the serial data communication bus by the sunroof system master, the BCM.