54 12... Replacing Complete Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof Frame

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IMPORTANT: It is absolutely essential to follow the work steps in the order specified (risk of damage).

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove wind deflector . Refer to 54 12 497 Removing And Installing/Replacing Wind Deflector For Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof .
Remove gaiter . Refer to 54 12 015 Replacing Left Or Right Gaiter For Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof .
Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof lid . Refer to 54 12 115 Removing And Installing Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof Lid .
Remove roofliner . Refer to 51 44 011 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING ROOFLINER (WITH SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF) (Coupe only).
Remove drive unit with gearing . Refer to 67 61 515 REPLACING DRIVE WITH GEAR FOR ACTUATING SLIDE/TILT SUNROOF .
Remove complete glass slide/tilt sunroof . Refer to 54 12 211 Removing And Installing Complete Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof .
Remove rain channel . Refer to 54 12 138 Removing And Installing/Replacing Rain Gutter For Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof .
Remove headliner . Refer to 54 12 136 Removing And Installing/Replacing Roofliner For Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof .

Installation:

Follow the installation sequence from work steps 8 to 1.

Perform the following operations between work steps 3 and 2:

Adjusting glass slide/tilt sunroof lid . Refer to 54 12 003 Adjusting Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroof Lid .
Initialize glass slide/tilt sunroof. Refer to 54 0... NOTES ON STEEL & Glass Slide/Tilt Sunroofs (Initialization/Normalization/Learning Of Characteristic Curve) .