Does your sunroof do this?

pdub · 04-17-2014, 01:16 AM

Hi all, I have a 2011 sportwagon with a panoramic sunroof. If my roof is open (to any degree) or tilted when I turn my car off (press the start/stop button once) the roof will start to close for a split second. When I turn the car back on, it reopens/re-tilts to the position it was before I turned it off. Does your sunroof act like this?

NormE91 · 04-17-2014, 06:07 AM

Yep my wagon does that. Honestly didn't know exactly what it does; I always forget it does that and like you said, it's only a split second. As soon as I hear the sound and look up it's done! I'll make an effort to watch it today.

krhodes1 · 04-17-2014, 04:38 PM

It's not the roof, it's the wind deflector in front. It lowers when you shut the car off, and raises up when you turn it on. The actual glass panel does not move. No idea WHY it is setup to do this though.

pdub · 04-18-2014, 03:40 PM

Thanks for checking. I looked at mine again, and your right, it's the wind deflector.

alexwhittemore · 04-18-2014, 04:40 PM

I'm not quite certain of the setup, maybe a picture would help. But just a guess, it's possible that they drop the deflector to make it less obvious that the roof is open when parked. I know when my own roof is open, you can tell from 100 yards away just by noticing the deflector up. Maybe they do it as a theft deterrent simply because it's easy enough to.

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pdub New Member 0 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 2011 E91 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Does your sunroof do this? Hi all, I have a 2011 sportwagon with a panoramic sunroof. If my roof is open (to any degree) or tilted when I turn my car off (press the start/stop button once) the roof will start to close for a split second. When I turn the car back on, it reopens/re-tilts to the position it was before I turned it off. Does your sunroof act like this?
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NormE91 Captain 18 Rep 629 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Touring Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	Yep my wagon does that. Honestly didn't know exactly what it does; I always forget it does that and like you said, it's only a split second. As soon as I hear the sound and look up it's done! I'll make an effort to watch it today.
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krhodes1 Colonel 1436 Rep 2,526 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Wagon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Westbrook, Maine, Port Charlotte, Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 128i [10.00] 2011 BMW 328i Touring [10.00]	It's not the roof, it's the wind deflector in front. It lowers when you shut the car off, and raises up when you turn it on. The actual glass panel does not move. No idea WHY it is setup to do this though. __________________ '11 328! Touring - Tasman on Chestnut, 6spd manual, factory upside-down "i" option '11 128i Convertible - Space Gray on Savannah Beige, 6spd manual, also '14 Mercedes-Benz E350 wagon, '95 Land Rover Discovery, '74 Triumph Spitfire
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pdub New Member 0 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 2011 E91 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Thanks for checking. I looked at mine again, and your right, it's the wind deflector.
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alexwhittemore Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,951 Posts Drives: 2009 Crimson 328i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	I'm not quite certain of the setup, maybe a picture would help. But just a guess, it's possible that they drop the deflector to make it less obvious that the roof is open when parked. I know when my own roof is open, you can tell from 100 yards away just by noticing the deflector up. Maybe they do it as a theft deterrent simply because it's easy enough to. __________________
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