F-250 Sunroof Initialization/Reset Procedure
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- How to program or initialize or reset the sunroof on a 2008 Ford F250.
This should work for F-350 and 450 of the same vintage as well.
This one is a 2008, but if you have the same switch setup, it should work for you.
Dude! You just saved our truck for spring/summer. It’s been “broken” for over a year and doing this reset it to open!!! Thank you!!!
Great news! I have other videos on how to fix pretty much anything with one of these sunroofs if it becomes necessary. Have a great summer
This worked perfectly on my 2009 King Ranch 6.4. Sir, you are the best. I just installed a new track assembly. The motor started doing crazy things like stopping halfway, not opening, but closing... etc. This fixed it . Thank you sir. I am subscribing to your channel.
This worked perfectly on my 08 f250. After install I couldn't get it to go forward all the way. Got on youtube clicked this video and did exactly what you said and it worked perfectly thanks a ton saved me a lot of frustration
Procedure worked great for my 2006 Lariat F250…… slightly different button, one touch open….. press and hold for close. Thanks for the video!!!
I have that same light fixture and sunroof button control on my 2004 F-150 Triton 5.4 V8(3) Fx4. This is a non-Heritage model though. Maybe it's not available on the Heritage F-150, but it is on mine. Ford......gotta wonder.
But I did have to rebuild the sunroof system as the brittle parts started breaking and it damaged the tracks. Thanks for the reset info, now it works properly after following your instructions.
2005 F150 worked like a charm! Thanks for the knowledge.
Amazing! Saved me who knows how much time/money on my 2015 F250. You da man!
Worked an a 2005 F250. Thank you!!!
Sweet! I just responded to your other post, I see you already figured it out though. Good to hear!
07 f150 here same button and dome light. Thanks for the help worked perfect
Thank you so much for this I was about to break my king ranch but you saved her lol
I have an 07 f450 6.4 and the sunroof will open fully and travel to the closed position but will no lift up to be fully sealed. Is this a track issue. If so where do I buy the part I needs and do you have a video of install? Thanks
Yes it's probably a track issue.
The parts to rebuild the track are available from Sunroof Dr.
I have done a ton of them but never actually filmed a video. I believe they do have a video of someone else doing it on their site though
@@SealofPerfection thank you!
They didn't have a video for my year but I'm sure I can figure it out eventually!
@@RYoung09 should be pretty similar to the one they did. There are some small differences between the 250 and the 150, and a few differences from the older ones, but the track itself is the same. Really the only difference is some of the Interior removal. But it's pretty simple
@@SealofPerfection sounds good. I ordered one from sunroof dr
mine won't go to vent position. looks like a commenter below had the same problem. reset it 3 times now. also, it doesn't do a double bump at the limit, just a single somewhat long bump.
Your are freakin awesome it worked thank you soooo much God Bless You
Can you show a video on replacing the switch?
If I ever get another one I guess I can. The switches hardly ever go bad.
But basically you pull down that overhead console... The switch is inside that. The console just snaps into place so you have to get your fingers in behind it and pull it down firmly. Once it pops out, you can see the switch.
The only catch is, those are older trucks now and those console sometimes tend to be very brittle and will fall apart. And they're not available anymore
You have steps for a 2018 focus? One touch close does not work even though manual says it has it.
My son's 150 Lariat has that same button. Only it is stuck in the vent position. Does this indicate that I need to replace the tracks?
Most likely. You can remove the glass and look at it, there's probably broken pieces laying around in there.
Hi, love your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I have rebuilt 3 of these in my specialty auto shop in Florida. All with success. Today after I installed the sunroof cartridge the unit would not close just bump back and open and tilt then repeat over and over until I pressed the sunroof button. I did the reset and it took, however it won’t close in closed position and takes 6 times only moving about and inch before it performs one touch opening. The tilt doesn’t go all the way it only tilts like an inch. Any suggestions? 2008 King Ranch F150
Have you tried resetting it a couple more times? Sometimes the motors have kind of lost their mind, so to speak, when they've experiences track failure and it takes a few times doing the procedure to get them to act right.
@@SealofPerfection Thanks for answering so quick. I tried 3-4 times. Should I keep on trying? I was thinking it needs a computer/motor
@@RoadshowChris I guess it's possible. If the track is aligned correctly and the cables were okay, then there's nothing else left but the motor.
The module is inside the motor, so there's only that and the switch, which seems to be working okay.
@@SealofPerfection I believe the switch is working like its supposed to. I will try the reset a few more times and let you know. Thank you. Its great to talk to someone who knows.
@@RoadshowChris Yeah, the switch is just a switch. I doubt it's working intermittently.
All the circuitry is inside the motor. There's no module anywhere else. The motors are "smart", so to speak.
My only other concern is if the guides are perfectly aligned with each other, because if they're like 2 teeth off, that might put it in a bind and make the motor not want to move it.
But if you can program it and it fully cycles when you do that, it's probably fine, and then I'm back to thinking the motor is bad.
I really appreciate the video and I have a 2000 f250 super duty v10 and my motor is done and I can't find one can please help 😫before the rain falls
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I have replaced the rails on my 17’ Superduty. I have cleaned and lubricated the seals per your video. When performing the initialization procedure the sunroof goes through all operations except opening meaning the shade operates and the roof vents. With that my remaining issue is the two pieces of glass are not level. The sunroof is just slightly lower resulting in wind noise. Suggestions please.
Adjust it. Open it a bit. Then close it. Use the Torx 25 screws...loosen the two middle ones.
Then you can loosen each rear one, one at a time...adjust the front glass up until it sits just a hair higher than the rear. Then adjust the front the same way, except as close to level with the roof as you can. Note that some of them won't get quite that high, so just push it all the way up if it won't.
Then you're good.
Just wanted to follow up on this - after a long headache with “mechanics” not knowing what they are doing I moved to RUclips and to your videos. With your help, I have replaced my rails, cleaned and lubed the seals and have now perfectly adjusted the sunroof on my Superduty. And with all of this knowledge, I am not afraid to open and close it as much as I want because I can easily fix it again if needed. Thanks so much. Awesome amount of knowledge and value with these videos!!
@@TheSuperjet100 Awesome, glad it helped!
I just replaced all of the rails in my 05F350. My problem is that the up-and-down tilt works fine but the slide back doesn't it just seems to bind in clicks and then resets any guidance on this please
Make sure they are both in sync with each other. When I install that type of kit, when I put the new parts in I push them all the way to the "max tilt" position, and then install the motor to lock it down. That way you know they're in the same position.
If they are out of time/sync with each other, it can bind.
To do it, you'll need to drop the motor so you can move the lower guides by hand.
And: Did both guides slide into the track easily without binding?
Also: the "grooves" in the upper guides (the part the glass screws to) need to have the "pins" in the lower guides in the right groove. Make sure that's right.
@@SealofPerfection Thanks for the reply and the great video. My installation of the parts went smoothly. My mistake was that my initial setting of the sunroof (with the 4 screws) was set too high. When I did your programming trick, the sunroof came back to the closed position but was instead tilted up. So, I just loosened up the 4 screws and adjusted the sunroof to the closed position, tightened the screws and it worked perfect...thanks again for your video!
@@mxmike123 Yep, that'll do it, too. When I program them, I just have the screws loose and then do the final adjustment after that.
Glad you got it fixed.
Do you have a video of track install? Thanks
I don't, sorry. Would need someone to film that for me while I did it.
Mine is being a nightmare. Instead of going to vent it comes open about 6 inches or so
Your track might be broken. If it will close, I'd remove the glass and inspect the arms that the glass attaches to. They may well be coming apart.
@@SealofPerfection I just replaced it. And I did pull the glass and inspect it but couldn't find anything wrong. It seems completely out of sync. When I started trying to reprogram it it was popping the vent and trying to go way to high. Seems like it doesn't know what move its supposed to make.
@@slowsixo Replaced what? The track or the glass?
So when you push "Open" it goes vent? If so, try just doing the procedure and let it go wherever it wants to go. All the way vent...just let it. When it stops, release the button and re-press just like you do in the procedure when it's open.
Sometimes they are way out of whack and you just have to adapt and let it figure out where it is.
It's possible the motor is bad. You could unplug it for awhile and see if it resets. Doesn't always work, but possible.
@@SealofPerfection replaced the track. When I push "open" it slides open about 6 inches and stops, push "open" again and it slides all the way back. I can't get it to vent at all. Motor was fine before the track assembly broke. I'll try it again and hope I can figure it out. I messed with it a couple hours yesterday
When I started the initialization process the sunroof would only go to the vent position. Not sure what I did but now it won't vent.
One thing i will admit about us Americans.. we give out waaaaaaay too much information when explaining anything. Dear God man, this video couldve been 1 minute.
For some, that's fine if they already only need to know how to do it. For others that are maybe trying to diagnose and fix an issue, they need more info. Everyone is capable of skipping ahead, though.