61 31 175 Removing And Installing/Replacing Switch For Slide/Tilt Sunroof

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove complete ceiling light (front) . See 63 31 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING COMPLETE CEILING LIGHT (FRONT) .

Lever out insert (1) in direction of arrow.

Disconnect plug connections underneath and remove insert (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connections And Insert

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IMPORTANT: Disconnecting the plug connection for the hands-free microphone or emergency SOS call button results in fault memory entries in the telephone control unit (limitation in the emergency SOS call system).
After fitting, read out fault memory and if necessary delete entries.

Unlock slide/tilt sunroof (1) and press from inside out of insert (2).

Installation:

Initialize slide/tilt sunroof. See 54 0 ... NOTES ON STEEL AND GLASS SLIDE/TILT SUNROOFS (INITIALIZATION/NORMALIZATION/LEARNING OF CHARACTERISTIC CURVE) .

Fig 2: Identifying Slide/Tilt Sunroof And Insert

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