600SEL (140.057) V12-6.0L (120.980) (1993)
Sunroof / Moonroof Cable: Service and Repair
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Remove headliner on tilting/sliding roof. See: Sunroof / Moonroof Interior Trim Panel/Service and Repair
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Remove panelling in trunk (left).
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Unscrew screws (figure 1) on extending support.
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Press tilting/sliding roof switch to "roof up", allow control cable to run out of gear unit and pull out toward front.
NOTE:
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If the control cable cannot be moved with the electric drive, use the emergency actuation. If the control cable cannot be pulled out, disassemble
the gear unit of the electric drive.
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If the control cable still cannot be removed after disassembling the gear unit, it is stuck in the tube, which must then also be removed. See:
Sunroof / Moonroof Cable Housing/Service and Repair
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It should be possible to pull out the control cable with a maximum force of 70 N. Perform this test with a spring balance (Fig. 2, commercially
available tool).
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Coat spiral with MB-Lubricant Paste, part no. 001 989 14 51.
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Push control cable all the way into the tube, press tilting/sliding roof switch to "roof down" and allow control cable to run into gear unit until the
holes in the guide plate and the extending support coincide.
NOTE: When installing the control cable ensure that the guide (Fig. 3) slides into the slot in the tube.
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Screw screws (Fig. 1) in.