Bmw z4 roof motor failure.
Z4 manual roof release.
Casually tossed into a press release on bmw s european.
If you open the boot and look along the top edge you will see a red tab.
Roof motor failure is a very common issue on the e85 z4 as the roof motor resides under the roof unit frame and canvas in a plastic container.
There is a manual release in the boot that will allow you to move the roof up and down.
This video shows the procedure for manually overriding the convertible soft top hydraulic system on a 2003 2008 e85 bmw z4 so that you can open and close yo.
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The first motor drives the top lock latch mechanism which locks and unlocks the roof to the windscreen.
Pull this out 5mm and twist so it doesn.
There is a manual release in the boot that will allow you to move the roof up and down.
Then you should be able to push the roof into the open position then lock it down by pressing the open button a second time.
The roof motor container sadly has quite a design floor it is susceptible to back filling with water over time due to the main roof drains not being able to take the water away.
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Just when we all accepted that hope for a manual transmission in the bmw z4 or toyota supra was entirely lost bmw throws us this curveball.
Pull this out 5mm and twist so it doesn.
If you open the boot and look along the top edge you will see a red tab.
Then press the close button again to lock it in the closed position.
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