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EnglishOpening and closing -> Glass sunroof for your BMW i4 2021-2025
Opening and closing
CONTROLS
Functional prerequisite
Carry the vehicle key with you, for instance in
your pants pocket.
Glass sunroof
Safety information
Warning
Closing glass sunroof
Body parts can be jammed when operating
the glass sunroof. There is a risk of injury.
Make sure that the area of movement of the
glass sunroof is clear during opening and
closing.
With the vehicle key
Touch the grooved surface on the external
door handle of a closed door with your finger
and hold it there without grasping the recessed
grip.
Opening glass sunroof
Press and hold the button on the vehi-
cle key after unlocking.
In addition to locking, the windows and glass
sunroof with sun protection will be closed.
The glass sunroof with sun protection will be
opened for as long as the button on the vehicle
key is pressed.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, exterior
mirrors are folded in unless they were folded
in while locking. The exterior mirrors are not
folded in when the hazard warning flashers are
switched on.
Closing glass sunroof
With Comfort Access: press and hold
the button on the vehicle key in close
range of the vehicle after locking.
Inside the vehicle
The glass sunroof with sun protection will be
closed for as long as the button on the vehicle
key is pressed.
Functional requirements
The glass sunroof and sun protection can be
operated under the following conditions.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, exterior
mirrors are folded in unless they were folded
in while locking. The exterior mirrors are not
folded in when the hazard warning flashers are
switched on.
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Standby state is switched on.
Drive-ready state is switched on.
The vehicle key must be inside the vehicle.
General information
The glass sunroof and the sun protection are
operated using the same switch.
On the door handle
Principle
The glass sunroof can be closed using the
door handle without operating the vehicle key.
The vehicle key is automatically detected near
the vehicle.
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Opening and closing
CONTROLS
closed or in the tilted position, the sun pro-
tection closes.
Overview
Button in the vehicle
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Slide the switch back past the resistance
point.
The sun protection opens automatically. If
the sun protection is already fully open, the
glass sunroof opens automatically.
Pressing the switch again stops the motion.
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Push the switch forward past the resistance
point.
The glass sunroof closes automatically. If
the glass sunroof is already closed or in
the tilted position, the sun protection closes
automatically.
Opening/closing the glass sun-
roof/sun protection.
Pressing the switch again stops the motion.
Opening/closing the glass sunroof and
sun protection together
Lifting/closing glass sunroof
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Briefly press out the switch
twice in succession toward
the rear past the resistance
point.
Push switch briefly upward.
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The closed glass sunroof tilts
and the sun protection opens
slightly.
The glass sunroof and sun
protection open together.
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The opened glass sunroof
closes until it is in the tilted
position. The sun protection
does not move.
Pressing the switch again
stops the motion.
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Briefly press out the switch twice in succes-
sion toward the front past the resistance
point.
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The tilted glass sunroof closes.
Opening/closing the glass sunroof and
sun protection separately
The glass sunroof and sun protection close
together.
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Slide switch back to the re-
sistance point and hold.
Pressing the switch again stops the motion.
Holding down the switch
opens the sun protection. If
the sun protection is already
fully open, the glass sunroof
opens.
Comfort position
In some models, the wind noises in the car's
interior are lowest when the glass sunroof is
not fully open. In these models, the automatic
function initially only opens the glass sunroof
up to this comfort position.
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Slide switch forward to the resistance point
and hold.
Operating the switch inside the vehicle again
opens the glass sunroof completely.
The glass sunroof closes while the switch
is being held. If the glass sunroof is already
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Opening and closing
CONTROLS
Closing from the lifted position without
the anti-trap mechanism
In case of danger from the outside or if icing
might prevent normal closing, proceed as fol-
lows:
Anti-trap mechanism
Principle
The anti-trap mechanism prevents objects or
body parts from becoming jammed between
the roof frame and glass sunroof while the
glass sunroof is closing.
General information
If a resistance or blockage is detected while
the glass sunroof is closing, the closing opera-
tion is interrupted once the roof reaches the
half-open position, or it is stopped when clos-
ing from the tilted position.
1. Close all doors.
2. Switch on drive-ready state or stop a mov-
ing vehicle.
3. Push the switch forward past the resistance
point and hold.
Closing from the open position without
the anti-trap mechanism
If an external hazard or ice prevents normal
closure, proceed as follows:
Initializing after a power interruption
General information
After a power interruption during the opening
or closing process, the glass sunroof can only
be operated to a limited extent. Initializing the
system can help in this case.
The system can be initialized under the follow-
ing conditions:
1. Close all doors.
2. Switch on drive-ready state or stop a mov-
ing vehicle.
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The vehicle is parked in a horizontal posi-
tion.
3. Push the switch forward past the resistance
point and hold.
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The vehicle will not be moved until the initi-
alization is completed.
The glass sunroof closes with limited anti-
trap mechanism. If the closing force ex-
ceeds a specific threshold, closing is inter-
rupted.
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The drive-ready state is established.
The outside temperature is above
41 ℉/5 ℃.
During initialization, the glass sunroof closes
without the anti-trap mechanism.
4. Push the switch forward again past the
resistance point and hold until the glass
sunroof closes without the anti-trap mech-
anism. Make sure that the closing path is
clear.
Make sure that the closing path is clear.
Initializing the system
Press the switch up and hold
it until the initialization is com-
plete:
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Opening and closing
CONTROLS
Initialization begins within 15 seconds.
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If the glass sunroof is closed, it opens then
closes again.
If the glass sunroof is open, it first closes,
then opens and closes again.
The sun protection is initialized in the
closed position.
Initialization is complete once the glass sun-
roof and the sun protection have opened then
closed again.
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