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Sunroof Ultra View

Caution: People who are in a crash and not wearing a safety belt properly can suffer much worse injuries. They can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it, and be seriously injured or killed. This is true for any vehicle occupant, in any motor vehicle. In a rollover or other crash, the Ultra View® roof can be damaged or destroyed. People who are unbelted would be at risk of being ejected from the vehicle. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too.

Your vehicle may have an Ultra View® sunroof over the first two rows of seats. The ignition must be turned to ON/RUN, ACC/ACCESSORY, or the Retained Accessory Power (RAP) must be active to operate it. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP).


Object Number: 1246056  Size: A2

The sunroof/sunshade switches are located in the headliner between the driver and front passenger.

One switch operates the sunroof and the other switch operates the sunshade.

Press the back of the sunroof switch to open the sunroof. When the switch is pressed to the first stop the sunroof will open to a desired position. Press the switch to the second stop to express open the sunroof to a preset comfort position. Press the second stop again to fully express open the sunroof. Press the front of the switch to close the sunroof. The first stop will close the sunroof at a desired position at normal speed, and the second stop will express close the roof.

Press the back of the sunshade switch to open the sunshade. Press the front of the switch to the first stop to close the sunshade to a desired position at a normal speed. Press the switch forward to the second stop to express close the sunshade.

Anti-Pinch Feature

If an object is in the path of the sunroof when it is closing, the anti-pinch feature will detect the object and stop the sunroof from closing at the point of the obstruction. The sunroof will then reverse. To close the sunroof once it has re-opened, remove the obstruction and press the front of the sunroof switch.

Resynchronization

To resynchronize the sunroof and sunshade, do the following.

  1. With the engine running, press and hold both the sunroof switch in the open position and the sunshade switch in the closed position for six seconds.
  2. Release both buttons.
  3. When the sunroof reaches the fully closed position, the sunshade will close.
  4. After the sunroof and sunshade have fully closed, continue to hold the sunroof switch in the closed position for an additional three or four seconds to complete the resynchronization process.

Sunroof Ultra View Plus

Caution: People who are in a crash and not wearing a safety belt properly can suffer much worse injuries. They can hit things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it, and be seriously injured or killed. This is true for any vehicle occupant, in any motor vehicle. In a rollover or other crash, the Ultra View® roof can be damaged or destroyed. People who are unbelted would be at risk of being ejected from the vehicle. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts are fastened properly too.

Your vehicle may have an Ultra View® sunroof over the first two rows of seats and a smaller sunroof over the third row seat. Both have sunshades, but the back sunroof does not open. The ignition must be turned to ON/RUN, ACC/ACCESSORY, or the Retained Accessory Power (RAP) must be active to operate it. See Retained Accessory Power (RAP)


Object Number: 1451148  Size: A3
  1. Rear Sunshade

  2. Front Sunshade

  3. Front Sunroof

The sunroof/sunshade switches are located in the headliner between the driver and front passenger.

One switch (C) operates the front sunroof and another switch (B) operates the front sunshade. The third switch (A) is for the rear sunshade.

Press the back of the sunroof switch (C) to open the sunroof. Press the switch to the first stop to open the sunroof to a desired position. Press the switch to the second stop to express-open the sunroof to a preset comfort stop. Press the switch at the second stop again to express-open the sunroof completely. Press the front of the sunroof switch to close the sunroof. Press the switch to the first stop to close the sunroof to a desired position. Press the front of the switch to the second stop to express close the sunroof.

Press the back of the front sunshade switch (B) to open it. Press it to the first stop to open the front sunshade to a desired position. Press it again to express open the sunshade. Press the front of the front sunshade switch to close it. Press to the first stop to close it to a desired position. Press the switch to the second stop to express close the front sunshade

Press the back of the rear sunshade switch (A) to open the rear sunshade. Press the front of the switch to close the rear sunshade.

Anti-Pinch Feature

If an object is in the path of the sunroof when it is closing, the anti-pinch feature will detect the object and stop the sunroof from closing at the point of the obstruction. The sunroof will then reverse. To close the sunroof once it has re-opened, remove the obstruction and press the front of the sunroof switch.

Resynchronization

To resynchronize the front sunroof and front and rear sunshades, do the following.

  1. With the engine running, press and hold the rear sunshade switch in the closed position for about 15 seconds - the shade will move to the stop position.
  2. Briefly release the button, and press the rear sunshade switch in the closed position again. The shade will now move to the fully open position and then return to the fully closed position. Keep the switch pushed in the closed position for the entire open/close cycle of the shade.
  3. At the same time, press and hold the front sunroof switch in the open position and the front sunshade switch in the closed position for about six seconds.
  4. When the front sunroof reaches the fully closed position, the front sunshade will close.

  5. After the sunroof and sunshade have fully closed, continue to hold the sunroof switch in the closed position for an additional three or four seconds to complete the resynchronization process.