740il sunroof will not open

I have a 1995 740il with a Sunroof that will start to open and then stop.

Any suggestions?

Try initializing it. Press the sunroof button up and hold it there. It will move to a position and pause-keeping pressing the button during this pause and it will set off again. Just keep that button pressed until it stops a second time - IIRC that will be in the closed position. It should now operate normally.

If this doesn't work, repeat, but press/hold the butoon towards the rear of the car. Both methods can work

Ditto chrisn7...if there's no broken mechanisms in the rails/tracks...then try reinitializing the roof panel...see the directions in the far right column under "power loss or malfunction":

I will try.

Thanks,
Kevin

Tried to reset. No change. Cannot figure out how to manually do it.

You could have debris caught up in the cables. It happened to me - some idiot with a loosing Lotto ticket. Needed the stealer to get it out.

How do I get to these cables?

You can manually open the sunroof using the "Z" shaped tool in your trunks tool kit. Remove the sunroof access panel, and the tool's hex-shape slides into a matching hex opening in the sunroof's motor. See #11 (the tool) and #6 (the sunroof motor) in the diagram below:

Click this link for more sunroof diagrams: http://bmwmobiletradition-onlinecom....30&hg=54&fg=05




(sunroof tool)

I will give it a try.

Thanks,
Kevin

I'd use the stealer - they break it - their problem. (ok mine was under warranty at that time)

IT worked. Went back and forth back and forth, got easier everytime.

Now the electronics are working.

Thanks!