Panoramic roof help

[Ricky]

Hi folks need help here, I've opened my roof today to tilt and it now won't close!! It seems like it's stuck at the front driver side!? It begins to close then you hear something click or catch and it re-opens again!!

[snrbrtsn]

The roof will need reintialised
Percivere with the close button, you may have to take for a drive, (one of the few things potholes come in handy for) once closed enable the reintialisation
Ensure the roof and blind is closed then press and hold the button forward for circa 2mins the blind will open the roof will tilt and retract through its function, only release the button several seconds after the blind has closed.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MLg3yR8Z2PE

[Ricky]

Aargh! It's now went down on the Pasanger side and still up on the driver side and now truly stuck, it's not budging at all!! Hope it doesn't rain tonight lol

[snrbrtsn]

I'd be inclined to run it through the function
If it's not going to close leave both sides open as you'd stress the glass leaving it with one side down.

[X5Sport]

It may settle in lower air temps.  Certainly leaving both sides up will be safer - as said above.  Heat can cause some distortion and the white metal castings can fracture if overstressed - and that usually means a new roof cassette unless you can find spares (BMW don't hold them).

Unfortunately pano roofs are a known weak area and not just with BMW, though it is usually the rear section.

If it won't reinitialise then a Dealer visit may be needed so they can run their magic software over it.

[Ricky]

It's stuck at an angle! I still need to drive home after work lol knowing my luck the glass will crack!!

[X5Sport]

....or shake loose 

[Smeeagain]

Long shot but sometimes a battery disconnect (for 30 mins) clears the gremlins

Smee

[Ricky]

Well no joy with this roof, its proper mangled...Indy managed to get the glass down but it's a do not touch from now on :'( he said it needs a whole new cassette

[Horizon]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... DthYpbkADw

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sourc ... z3p2g47Q3w

Panoramic roof stuck. Panoramic roof video.

[graemeX5]

Hi

Those are great videos on how to fix the roof problem a lot of members have I think this should this be made a Sticky by the mods to help others in future.

Graeme

[marinaman]

the first night i got our car home after buying it and indeed testing the roof it rained.  i went to close the roof and i got the constant up and down of th efront section.  you tube and there was the problem, solved by nipping bit of plastic out of the runners.  the rear section wont lift at the back any more but the front works as it should.
seems that is the most cost efficient cure.

[Gus]

My two folds up and down but only on one side, on top of that my shade stopped working in the open position.
When I do the reset test it has a crackling sound what can it be?