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Opening and closing

CONTROLS

Functional prerequisite

Carry the vehicle key with you, for instance in

your pants pocket.

Glass sunroof

Safety information

Warning

Closing glass sunroof

Body parts can be jammed when operating

the glass sunroof. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the area of movement of the

glass sunroof is clear during opening and

closing.

With the vehicle key

Touch the grooved surface on the external

door handle of a closed door with your finger

and hold it there without grasping the recessed

grip.

Opening glass sunroof

Press and hold the button on the vehi-

cle key after unlocking.

In addition to locking, the windows and glass

sunroof with sun protection will be closed.

The glass sunroof with sun protection will be

opened for as long as the button on the vehicle

key is pressed.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, exterior

mirrors are folded in unless they were folded

in while locking. The exterior mirrors are not

folded in when the hazard warning flashers are

switched on.

Closing glass sunroof

With Comfort Access: press and hold

the button on the vehicle key in close

range of the vehicle after locking.

Inside the vehicle

The glass sunroof with sun protection will be

closed for as long as the button on the vehicle

key is pressed.

Functional requirements

The glass sunroof and sun protection can be

operated under the following conditions.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, exterior

mirrors are folded in unless they were folded

in while locking. The exterior mirrors are not

folded in when the hazard warning flashers are

switched on.

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Standby state is switched on.

Drive-ready state is switched on.

The vehicle key must be inside the vehicle.

General information

The glass sunroof and the sun protection are

operated using the same switch.

On the door handle

Principle

The glass sunroof can be closed using the

door handle without operating the vehicle key.

The vehicle key is automatically detected near

the vehicle.

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Opening and closing

CONTROLS

closed or in the tilted position, the sun pro-

tection closes.

Overview

Button in the vehicle

▷

Slide the switch back past the resistance

point.

The sun protection opens automatically. If

the sun protection is already fully open, the

glass sunroof opens automatically.

Pressing the switch again stops the motion.

▷

Push the switch forward past the resistance

point.

The glass sunroof closes automatically. If

the glass sunroof is already closed or in

the tilted position, the sun protection closes

automatically.

Opening/closing the glass sun-

roof/sun protection.

Pressing the switch again stops the motion.

Opening/closing the glass sunroof and

sun protection together

Lifting/closing glass sunroof

▷

Briefly press out the switch

twice in succession toward

the rear past the resistance

point.

Push switch briefly upward.

▷

The closed glass sunroof tilts

and the sun protection opens

slightly.

The glass sunroof and sun

protection open together.

▷

The opened glass sunroof

closes until it is in the tilted

position. The sun protection

does not move.

Pressing the switch again

stops the motion.

▷

Briefly press out the switch twice in succes-

sion toward the front past the resistance

point.

▷

The tilted glass sunroof closes.

Opening/closing the glass sunroof and

sun protection separately

The glass sunroof and sun protection close

together.

▷

Slide switch back to the re-

sistance point and hold.

Pressing the switch again stops the motion.

Holding down the switch

opens the sun protection. If

the sun protection is already

fully open, the glass sunroof

opens.

Comfort position

In some models, the wind noises in the car's

interior are lowest when the glass sunroof is

not fully open. In these models, the automatic

function initially only opens the glass sunroof

up to this comfort position.

▷

Slide switch forward to the resistance point

and hold.

Operating the switch inside the vehicle again

opens the glass sunroof completely.

The glass sunroof closes while the switch

is being held. If the glass sunroof is already

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Opening and closing

CONTROLS

Closing from the lifted position without

the anti-trap mechanism

In case of danger from the outside or if icing

might prevent normal closing, proceed as fol-

lows:

Anti-trap mechanism

Principle

The anti-trap mechanism prevents objects or

body parts from becoming jammed between

the roof frame and glass sunroof while the

glass sunroof is closing.

General information

If a resistance or blockage is detected while

the glass sunroof is closing, the closing opera-

tion is interrupted once the roof reaches the

half-open position, or it is stopped when clos-

ing from the tilted position.

1. Close all doors.

2. Switch on drive-ready state or stop a mov-

ing vehicle.

3. Push the switch forward past the resistance

point and hold.

Closing from the open position without

the anti-trap mechanism

If an external hazard or ice prevents normal

closure, proceed as follows:

Initializing after a power interruption

General information

After a power interruption during the opening

or closing process, the glass sunroof can only

be operated to a limited extent. Initializing the

system can help in this case.

The system can be initialized under the follow-

ing conditions:

1. Close all doors.

2. Switch on drive-ready state or stop a mov-

ing vehicle.

▷

The vehicle is parked in a horizontal posi-

tion.

3. Push the switch forward past the resistance

point and hold.

▷

The vehicle will not be moved until the initi-

alization is completed.

The glass sunroof closes with limited anti-

trap mechanism. If the closing force ex-

ceeds a specific threshold, closing is inter-

rupted.

▷

The drive-ready state is established.

The outside temperature is above

41 ℉/5 ℃.

During initialization, the glass sunroof closes

without the anti-trap mechanism.

4. Push the switch forward again past the

resistance point and hold until the glass

sunroof closes without the anti-trap mech-

anism. Make sure that the closing path is

clear.

Make sure that the closing path is clear.

Initializing the system

Press the switch up and hold

it until the initialization is com-

plete:

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Initialization begins within 15 seconds.

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If the glass sunroof is closed, it opens then

closes again.

If the glass sunroof is open, it first closes,

then opens and closes again.

The sun protection is initialized in the

closed position.

Initialization is complete once the glass sun-

roof and the sun protection have opened then

closed again.

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Opening and closing -> Glass sunroof for Your BMW I4 4 Door First Generation (2021-2025)

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