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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

Using torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-, this page covers removing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 sunroof roller blind — remove the glass panel first, then peel off the self-adhesive insulation to access the blind's mounting bolts.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
Removing
 

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Remove glass panel → Chapter.
–  If drive is defective, remove glass panel → Chapter.
–  Pull self-adhesive insulation -3- off.
–  Remove bolts -2-.
–  Pull out cover upwards at an angle -arrows-.

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Remove glass panel → Chapter.
–  Undo screws -3- and remove handle -4-.
–  Remove bolts -5-.
  Note
  •   If the sun blind is to be reused, it is vital to ensure that the steel strips are not kinked.
  •   If a steel strip is kinked, a new sun blind has to be fitted.

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Lift sun blind -1- at rear on right and left -arrow a- and push uniformly to the rear -arrow b- and pull out of the guide rails -3-.
–  Push slider -3- into rib -arrow c- and remove from guide -arrow d-.
–  Remove sun blind -1- from assembly frame.
If required for subsequent work, the pulling rib can be removed from sun blind → Anchor.
Installing
   
  Note
  •   When installing the sun blind, it is vital to ensure that the steel strips are not kinked.
  •   If a steel strip is kinked, a new sun blind has to be fitted.

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

Pulling rib is installed → Anchor.
–  Insert right and left carriers -2- into guide rails -3--arrow a-.
–  Make sure that carriers are in correct position at top -arrow b- and bottom -arrow c- on guide rail.

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Insert slider -2- into guides -8--arrows a-.
–  Make sure that the sliders are in correct position in relation to guide rails.

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Tighten bolts -5-.
–  Fit handle -4- and tighten screws -3-.
Specified torques
  Handle → Chapter „Assembly overview - sunroof roller blind“

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Push cover onto assembly frame.
–  Tighten bolts -2-.
–  Attach self-adhesive insulation -3-.
Specified torques
  Cover → Chapter „Assembly overview - sliding sunroof“
Removing and installing pulling rib
Removing:
   

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Remove glass panel → Chapter.
–  Removing sliding sunroof roller blind → Chapter.
–  Pull slider -2- on left and right out of pulling rib -4--arrows a-.
–  Pull pulling rib off fabric of sliding sunroof roller blind -7--arrow b-.
Installing:
   

Removing and installing sunroof roller blind

–  Push tensioning wire -5- into sun blind fabric -6-.
–  Push pulling rib -4- onto fabric of sun blind.
–  Push slider -2- with spring -3- into pulling rib.
Further installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing sunroof roller blind — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I remove the Golf Mk7 sunroof roller blind?
    Remove the glass panel, peel off insulation, unbolt the roller blind assembly (2 Nm bolts) and withdraw it from the headliner.
    Closing sunroof by hand
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    Programming sliding sunroof adjustment control unit -J245-
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