damn sunroof is stuck... where the hell is the manual crank key???

[Silvant]

went to spray off my car today.. sunroof got all glitchy and now is stuck open...
says to remove the crank key from the inside of the cover.. dont think i have one?

[jones3000]

crank key is in fuse box door. At least in my 2000 it is. If not, check your owner's manual.

[BuffysRS4]

it's on the inside cover where you access the fuses, the drivers side panel when the door is open, right beside the dash

[Silvant]

its all good.. used an hex key i had but, the thing wont budge.. at all.
i've heard about this, something about having to clean the switch??
anyways, its all glitched and wont close past half way. also moves the opposite way you move the control..

[4ingDrive]

Mine freaked out the other day. The rear of the sunroof lifted up. I didn't know they moved that way. After playing with the switch and ignition it finally closed.

[Silvant]

mine is straight stuck.. it will still move a bit both ways with the switch but thats it. and like i said, wouldnt move at all with the hex key.

[Anthony]

Same thing happened to mine, then it corrected iteslf and has been working fine ever since.

It should close no matter what with the manual hex key. Put some muscle into it, ya puss.

[Burntaudi]

Originally posted by Silvant
mine is straight stuck.. it will still move a bit both ways with the switch but thats it. and like i said, wouldnt move at all with the hex key.

Sounds like Audi's crappy sunroof caught up to you. Apparanty the track that's made out of plastic breaks apart over time and causes the sunroof to jam.

Here's some pics:
http://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/2074394.phtml

[Silvant]

great.. very lame.
maybe this is why i cant manually close it either.
although, it seems a bit like it could electrical also.. since the control is so glitched..

[Anthony]

Originally posted by Silvant
great.. very lame.
maybe this is why i cant manually close it either.
although, it seems a bit like it could electrical also.. since the control is so glitched..

Well yeah, then maybe you aren't as weak as I thought...

[Silvant]

ha.. ya, the thing wont budge.. didnt want to break it.

Originally posted by Anthony
Well yeah, then maybe you aren't as weak as I thought...

[johny41]

Try putting your key in your door and holding it to "lock" until the windows roll up and it might close then.

[Silvant]

Originally posted by johny41
Try putting your key in your door and holding it to "lock" until the windows roll up and it might close then.

tried everything.. thanks though.

[Axxis]

Mine got stuck shut.. 3 months later, it started to work fine again.

[pismojeff]

http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/srswitch.htm

This is that electrical fix you were talking about.

[chldygks]

Originally posted by Burntaudi
Sounds like Audi's crappy sunroof caught up to you. Apparanty the track that's made out of plastic breaks apart over time and causes the sunroof to jam.

Here's some pics:
http://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/2074394.phtml

that's exactly (almost) what happened to my car, although my link guide is not broken (nor there's anything broken part). i just took it out, and my sunroof works fine, although now i have more wind noise coming in 'cuz of lack of that flap(guide thingy). my guide just popped out and hit a few spots on the roof, leaving gruesome dents...damn!! stupid thing!! now it slides open/close, tilts or good, except even when it's closed, the front end of the roof is sitting higher than the rear...don't know what to do about it, so i always leave it tilted open

[unknownvirus]

hahaah if u dont get it closed
heres ur next step

[Silvant]

Originally posted by pismojeff
http://www.kris-hansen.com/Audi/srswitch.htm

This is that electrical fix you were talking about.

this seems easy enough but will it work for a 2001? that looks like a much older setup..
if anyone knows, thanks.

[Silvant]

anyone know? if that will work for me?

[e.van]

I would think it would be similar. Can't hurt to pull out the assembly (not taking anything apart) and compare.