Emergency operations:opening tilt/sliding sunroof, Power tilt/sliding sunroof*:opening, Opening /closing in an emergency – Mercedes-Benz R-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
Power tilt/sliding sunroof*
You can open or close the tilt/sliding
sunroof manually should an electrical
malfunction occur.
The tilt/sliding sunroof drive is located
behind a cover on the overhead control
panel.
1 Cover
̈
Remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch.
Vehicles with KEYLESS-GO*:
̈
Turn off the engine by pressing the
KEYLESS-GO start/stop button
(
̈
Open the driver’s door (this puts
the starter switch to position 0,
same as with the SmartKey re-
moved from starter switch). The
driver’s door can then be closed
again.
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Press on cover
1 at the position indi-
cated by the arrow.
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Take off cover
1.
2 Crank
̈
Take crank
2 out of the Operator’s
Manual pouch.
̈
Insert crank
2 into hole.
̈
Turn crank
2 clockwise to
ț
slide sunroof closed
ț
raise sunroof at the rear
̈
Turn crank
2 counterclockwise to
ț
slide sunroof open
ț
lower sunroof at the rear
i
Turn crank
2 slowly and smoothly.
The tilt/sliding sunroof must be syn-
chronized if it has been operated man-
ually (
i
The panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel* cannot be operated
as described. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.