Removing and installing sunroof panel: VW Passat B8
Step-by-step removing and installing sunroof panel for the VW Passat B8: 12 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–)
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- To unscrew bolts, use a magnetic tool so that bolts do not fall into mechanism of panoramic sliding roof.
- New bolts must always be used when installing glass panel.To screw in bolts, use a magnetic tool so that bolts do not fall into panoramic sliding roof guide.
- Insert sunroof panel (1) from above (arrows a) into tilting mechanics (3). Screw bolts (2) in; do not tighten.
📋 Procedure
- Open sunroof panel (2) until trims (1) are accessible.
- Push interior trims (1) slightly towards rear (arrow a).
- Remove trims downwards (arrow b) from cover. [Note: To unscrew bolts, use a magnetic tool so that bolts do not fall into mechanism of panoramic sliding roof.]
- Pull seal (3) from assembly frame.
- Remove bolts (2) from sunroof panel (1) on left and right.
- Remove sunroof panel upwards (arrows). [Note: New bolts must always be used when installing glass panel.To screw in bolts, use a magnetic tool so that bolts do not fall into panoramic sliding roof guide.]
- If necessary, shift tilting mechanism (3) on both sides until markings (5) form a line (arrows b).
- Insert sunroof panel (1) from above (arrows a) into tilting mechanics (3). Screw bolts (2) in; do not tighten.
- Adjust front sunroof panel .
- Fit trim (1) at an angle to sunroof panel (2)(arrow c), and push it into openings (arrow a).
- Slide trim towards front as far as stop (arrow b).
- On completion of all work, carry out normalisation run for sliding roof motor .
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