Lincoln Aviator 2020-2024 Service Manual / Body and Paint / Body and Paint / Roof Opening Panel / Removal and Installation - Roof Opening Panel Frame

Lincoln Aviator: Roof Opening Panel / Removal and Installation - Roof Opening Panel Frame

Removal

NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.

Place the roof opening panel shield to the fully OPEN position.

Remove the headliner.
Refer to: Headliner (501-05 Interior Trim and Ornamentation, Removal and Installation).

Disconnect the drain hoses.

Disconnect the electrical connector.

Position the front and second row seats as shown.

With the help of an assistant.
Remove the screws and lower the roof opening panel frame.
Torque: 97 lb.in (11 Nm)

With the help of an assistant.
Remove the roof opening panel frame out the rear of the vehicle.

Installation

To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Carry out the power roof opening panel initialization.
Refer to: Power Roof Opening Panel Initialization (501-17 Roof Opening Panel, General Procedures).

Removal and Installation - Roof Opening Panel Fixed Glass

Removal NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details. Place the roof opening panel shield to the fully OPEN position...

Removal and Installation - Roof Opening Panel Glass

Removal NOTE: Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details. NOTE: This procedure is for the sliding glass panel only. Place the roof opening panel shield to the fully OPEN position...

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Lincoln Aviator 2020-2024 Owners Manual: Reporting Safety Defects (U.S. Only)

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Ford Motor Company. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign...

Emergency Locking

Each door has a backup power system which allows the door to function if your vehicle has no power. The system has a limited number of operations before the power is depleted and turns off. When the system turns off, the door remains open and unlatched and does not close.

If your vehicle has no power and the backup power system is turned off, you can close and secure your vehicle by manually resetting each door latch using a key in the position shown.