Dominatron2212 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 My moonroof closes at the push of a button up to about 80% closed, and then requires that the button be held down to close the rest of the way. This is pretty inconvenient for getting out quick. Is there any way to alter these settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mills2626 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 My 2013 does this as well. Thought something was messed up with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEHIO Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Don't know if this is possible, but it sure would be nice. My wife's '09 MKS closes all the way with just 1 push, and she has the full glass moonroof ( BAMR) . Thisn holding the button for the last 6 or so inches is a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominatron2212 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 A few dealerships have said they can research if its a code setting at an expensive hourly rate.. hoping one of the ford reps will come along and drop some knowledge bombs on us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv27 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 It's a child safety thing, like safety belt not buckled warning. But yes it's a pain. They could have put in a resistance sensor instead to avoid strangling your kid (who shouldn't be sticking out his head while your other kid jokingly tries to shut the moon roof on his beloved brother, just to see what happens ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Apparently they didn't put the pinch sensor in the Edge like they did in the MKS. Nothing you can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominatron2212 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 And there's no way to get around it? At all? :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) You can always try and install some of the switches from the mks (very, very unlikely that will work). https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sPDMcdoUgIg Edited March 2, 2015 by candurin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 You need the switches AND the software. It's possible the software is already there looking for the signal from the switches but it's a longshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) The Edge/MKX seem to be the only Ford products with this issue (having to manually close the last ~6-8"). But they are also the only products with a real vista roof, where the larger glass panel is the one that actually opens & slides over the roof. Other Fords have a regular moonroof as the moving part with a larger fixed glass panel behind it to complete the panoramic roof (the moon roof slides under the rear glass panel). The only exception seems to be the 2013+ MKZ with the Panoramic roof which, as per the Owners Manual seems to close like the regular moonroof, but I did not try one myself. Edited March 2, 2015 by omar302 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Please use the official engineering term for the Vista roof: Big Ass Moon Roof (BAMR).......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 My 2010 MKT also stops short and you have to hold the switch to close it. There are rules that say you must have "pinch protection" on any auto-closing glass in North America. There are really only two ways to do this. One is to use load detection circuitry where the extra load on the motor when something is in the way can be detected and used to stop the movement. That's how all the auto-up windows and normal sized moonroofs work. But with the BAMR the mass of the glass is so much that the load change from a kids hand isn't really detectable so it's not reliable enough. The other way is to use a pinch strip which is basically a physical switch that catches when something is in the way. These things are expensive and take a lot of space, so Ford obviously decided that the inconvenience wasn't worth the cost to the average customer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 A few dealerships have said they can research if its a code setting at an expensive hourly rate.. hoping one of the ford reps will come along and drop some knowledge bombs on us Dropping some knowledge! From your Owner Guide: To close the panoramic Vista Roof™ and power sunshades: Pull the control down and release. The glass panel will stop at the “express close” position. Firmly pull the control again and hold to fully close the Vista Roof™. Pull the control down and release to close the sunshades to the “express close” position. Firmly pull the control again and hold to fully close the front and rear sunshades. Meagan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 They're asking if it can be programmed so that it closes all the way with one press of the button rather than having to hold it down. Which isn't possible based on Waldo's explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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