Roof Opening Panel: Overview

2013 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor, FWDSECTION Overview

The roof opening panel assembly is equipped with a power shade, fixed glass panel and a sliding glass panel. The sliding glass panel and shade are equipped with one-touch open and one-touch close (with obstacle detection) features. One-touch operation can be stopped at any time by pressing the roof opening panel switch a second time.

The accessory delay relay, located in the BCMΒ  , provides voltage for the operation of the power windows and the roof opening panel. For additional information, REFER to GLASS, FRAMES AND MECHANISMS - DELAYED ACCESSORY POWER .

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