Sunroof stuck open, how do you manually open it?

2005 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS
77,000 MILES • 5.0L • 6 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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REY ROSARIO
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The sunroof is not working and completely opened and won’t work. How do I manually close it?
Mar 21, 2023 at 7:34 AM
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The only way to manually close the sunroof is to remove the motor cover and sunroof motor and work the drive gear by hand. I would see if the motor is getting power and ground which I have included a guide to help test it and if it is the motor has gone bad and it needs to be replaced. Also check the fuse# F42 and F31 in the interior fuse panel.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-test-light-circuit-tester

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Mar 21, 2023 at 10:35 AM
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