Power Sunroof System Components
The power sunroof system consists of the following components:
• | The sunroof motor with limit switches |
• | The sunroof glass, spoiler type with glass sliding above roof |
• | The rail and track assembly upon which the sunroof glass rides |
• | The power sunroof system SUNROOF 20 A fuse |
Power Sunroof Operation
The power sunroof will operate with the ignition switch turned to ON. Use the
sunroof switch, located in the front center of the headliner, to command the sunroof
to :
Pressing the sunroof switch rearward, the sunroof glass will slide from:
• | Closed position to the vent position |
• | Vent position to the open position |
Pressing the sunroof switch forward, the sunroof glass will slide from:
• | Open position to the vent position |
• | Vent position to the closed position |
Express to Vent
To open the power sunroof to the vent position from the closed position turn
the ignition to ON with engine OFF. Press the rear half of the sunroof switch, labeled
OPEN VENT. Activating the switch applies the sunroof switch low reference to the
sunroof open signal circuit 5 volt reference input, pulling the reference
voltage to 0 volts. As long as the sunroof module sees a single input request
from the sunroof switch open signal circuit, the sunroof module will control the
sunroof motor to raise the rear of the sunroof glass to the express vent position.
The sunroof glass will soft stop at the express vent position based on the inputs
from the limit switches. The sunshade will have to be manually slid open. To lower
the sunroof glass to a desired vent position, press the front half of the sunroof
switch, labeled CLOSE and release to stop the sunroof glass. To raise the sunroof
glass from the express vent position to a higher desired vent position, press the
rear half of the sunroof switch, labeled OPEN VENT once. The sunroof glass will raise
higher and then continue to express open. Press the sunroof switch again in either
direction to stop the sunroof glass.
Express Open
The express open will work only with the glass in between the express vent
and partial open positions. To express open the power sunroof, turn the ignition
ON with the engine OFF. Momentarily press the rear half of the sunroof switch, labeled
OPEN VENT. This will momentarily apply the sunroof switch low reference to the sunroof
switch signal open signal circuit 5 volt reference input, pulling the reference
voltage to 0 volts, indicating an express open request. From the express vent
position the sunroof module will control the sunroof motor to raise the rear of the
sunroof glass higher and then express open, sliding the sunroof glass above the roof.
The sunroof glass will soft stop at the full open position based on the inputs from
the limit switches. As the sunroof glass expresses open so will the sunshade. To
stop the sunroof glass in a desired position other than to the express open position,
as the sunroof is expressing open, press the sunroof switch again, in either direction
to stop the movement.
Close
To close the power sunroof, turn the ignition ON, engine OFF. From any sunroof
glass position, press and hold the front half of the sunroof switch, labeled CLOSE.
This will apply the sunroof switch low reference to the sunroof close signal circuit
5 volt reference input, pulling the reference voltage to 0 volts. The
sunroof switch close signal input to the sunroof module needs to have constant 0 volts
applied, switch pressed, to allow the sunroof motor to continue to drive the sunroof
glass past the vent position until it reaches the closed position. The sunroof glass
will soft stop at the closed position based on the inputs from the limit switches.
To close the sunshade, this will have to be manually slid closed.
Sunroof Motor
The sunroof has a bi-directional motor. When the sunroof motor is not operating
both circuits are grounded. When the sunroof motor drives the sunroof glass in the
direction from the closed to vent or vent to open position, the following occurs:
• | Voltage is supplied to the sunroof motor open control circuit. |
• | Ground is maintained to the sunroof motor close control circuit. |
When the motor drives the sunroof in the direction from the open to vent or
vent to closed position, the following occurs:
• | Voltage is supplied to the sunroof motor close control circuit. |
• | Ground is maintained to the sunroof motor open control circuit. |
The sunroof module is equipped with a timer circuit which stops the operation
of the sunroof motor after 8 seconds.
Sunroof Limit Switches
The sunroof limit switches track the position of the sunroof glass through
the two limit switches:
As a limit switch closes, the 5 volt reference will be shorted to the
sunroof limit switch low reference circuit, pulling the reference voltage to 0 volts.
The different input combinations from the sunroof limit switch soft stop signal circuit
and sunroof limit switch range signal circuit, allows the sunroof module to:
• | Understand the position the sunroof glass. |
• | Soft stop the sunroof glass at the close, vent and full open positions. |