BMW X5: Sunroof
- Repair Instructions For Bonded Seals
- Removing And Installing/Replacing Drive Cable Plate
- Removing And Installing Mechanism For Front Glass Lid
- Removing And Installing Mechanism For Rear Glass Lid
- Removing And Installing/Replacing Mechanism For Floating Roofliner
- Replacing Fastener For Wind Deflector On Left Or Right
- Removing And Installing Front Crossmember
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Repair Instructions For Bonded Seals
1. General information on handling rubber seal profiles:
If seals reveal partly detached protective film on delivery, they must
not be bonded.
Store seals at 15 ºC to 25 ºC.
If, during the han
Removing And Installing/Replacing Drive Cable Plate
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove mechanism for glass cover at front.
Overview of glass lid mechanism:
Fig. 1: Identifying Glass Lid Mechanism Components
Floating roofliner mechanism
Mechani
Removing And Installing Mechanism For Front Glass Lid
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof.
Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof lid at front.
Remove glass slide/tilt sunroof lid at rear.
Remove front drip molding.
Remove driv
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Removing And Installing/Replacing Rear Left Or Right Shock Absorber
NOTE: Read and comply with Information on replacing shock
absorbers.
Version with Vertical Dynamics Management:
IMPORTANT: Handle the spring strut with care so as to avoid damaging
the control unit (1)
and control valve (2).
Fig. 112: Identifying Control Unit And Control Valve
Necessary prelimina
Removing And Installing/Replacing Shaft For Head Restraint
Adjustment
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove front seat.
Remove both rear panels.
Remove inner cover.
Remove active head restraint support.
Bend shaft (1) in direction of arrow.
Pull shaft (1) out of gear (2) and remove.
Fig. 99: Pulling Shaft
REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING GEARING FOR HEAD REST
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