Can the sunroof be manually opened/closed?

[Johnny Cakes]

Title pretty much says it all. From my Googling so far, haven't found a definitive answer. I would like to know if the sunroof can be manually opened or closed -- e.g. assume no 12v power. Is there a screw or wrench access that permits it to be opened/closed manually.

Cheers!

[4candles]

Well i cannot help you definatively but in my experience ALL electric sunroofs have a removeable plug/cap in the housing to access the motor or drive spindle with a large flat blade screwdriver, but i don't know the Volvos specifically, both my V70 and XC are sunroof-less. (Scottish option!!!)

[paulodipoggio]

I remember seeing it done on an XC60 - think it was a screw or allen bolt towards front centre of the sunroof surround.
The interior light and controls were off at the time
Might be worth a look in case a similar design

[Johnny Cakes]

Originally Posted by 4candles

Well i cannot help you definatively but in my experience ALL electric sunroofs have a removeable plug/cap in the housing to access the motor or drive spindle with a large flat blade screwdriver, but i don't know the Volvos specifically, both my V70 and XC are sunroof-less. (Scottish option!!!)

That was my understanding and why I asked, but for the life of me, I can't find it. Usually the Internet can solve any problem, but I have seen NOTHING on how to open manually and there is nothing in the manual.

[4candles]

I forgot to ask 'why' you need to open it manually, i presume its stopped working, the little that i have read is if you have a dodgy alarm 'that' can stop the sunroof operating, also a low battery can play havoc with the car modules,,,, just had a look on another site and it was suggested to try locking and unlocking the car key in door method 2 or three times and this was successful in rebooting itself and the sunroof becoming operational again,,,, ?

[Johnny Cakes]

The electronics have fried due to a water ingress problem.

[4candles]

Originally Posted by Johnny Cakes

The electronics have fried due to a water ingress problem.

Yeah, water has that effect unfortunately..

The info i read was for a V70 but it entails removing the courtesy light lenses,
then you will see a couple or three torx screws holding the console/facia on, wiith this off you should hopefully see where to stick your big screwdriver on the motor spindle to close your roof. Can't be difficult?

[paulodipoggio]

Originally Posted by 4candles

Yeah, water has that effect unfortunately..

The info i read was for a V70 but it entails removing the courtesy light lenses,
then you will see a couple or three torx screws holding the console/facia on, wiith this off you should hopefully see where to stick your big screwdriver on the motor spindle to close your roof. Can't be difficult?

Same thing happened to the XC60