Sunroof
If your vehicle is equipped with this feature, you can slide or tilt your sunroof with the sunroof control buttons located on the overhead console.
The sunroof can only be opened, closed, or tilted when the ignition switch is in the ON position.
➀ SLIDE OPEN (slide) button ➁ TILT UP (tilt) button ➂ CLOSE (close) button
NOTICE
Do not continue to press the sunroof
control button(s) after the sunroof is
in the fully open, closed, or tilt position(
s). Damage to the motor or system
components could occur.
Sliding the sunroof
Open
Autoslide
To use the autoslide feature,
momentarily (less than 0.5 second)
press the SLIDE OPEN button on the
overhead console.
The sunroof will slide all the way open. To stop the sunroof sliding at any point, press any sunroof control button.
Manual slide
Press the SLIDE OPEN button on
the overhead console and hold it
until the sunroof is opened to the
desired position.
Close
To close the sunroof, press the
CLOSE button on the overhead console
and hold it until the sunroof is
closed.
Tilting the sunroof
Open
Autotilt
To use the autotilt feature, momentarily
(less than 0.5 second) press
the TILT UP button on the overhead
console. The sunroof will tilt all the
way open. To stop the sunroof tilting
at any point, press any sunroof control
button.
Manual tilt
Press the TILT UP button on the
overhead console and hold it until
the sunroof is opened to the desired
position.
Close
To close the sunroof, press the
CLOSE button on the overhead console
and hold it until the sunroof is
closed.
Sunshade
The sunshade will be opened with
the glass panel automatically when
the glass panel is slid. You will have
to close it manually if you want it
closed.
NOTICE
• Do not press any sunroof control
button longer than necessary.
Damage to the motor or system components could occur.
• Periodically remove any dirt that may accumulate on the guide rail.
• If you try to open the sunroof when the temperature is below freezing or when the sunroof is covered with snow or ice, the glass or the motor could be damaged.
• The sunroof is made to slide together with sunshade. Do not leave the sunshade closed while the sunroof is open.
WARNING - Sunroof
• Do not extend face or arms
outside through the sunroof
opening while driving.
• Make sure hand and face are safely out of the way before closing a sunroof.
Resetting the sunroof
Whenever the vehicle battery is disconnected
or discharged, you have
to reset your sunroof system as follows:
1. Turn the ignition key to the ON
position.
2. According to the position of the sunroof, do as follows.
1) in case that the sunroof has closed completely or been tilted : Press the TILT UP button until the sunroof has tilted upward completely.
2) in case that the sunroof has
slide-opened:
Press and hold the CLOSE
button for more than 5 seconds
until the sunroof has closed
completely. Press the TILT UP
button until the sunroof has tilted
upward completely.
3. Release the TILT UP button.
4. Press and hold the TILT UP button once again until the sunroof has returned to the original position of TILT UP after it is raised a little higher than the maximum TILT UP position.
When this is complete, the sunroof system is reset.
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