[s-cars] Help! Sunroof issues

[Tom Green]

Did you read the owners manual section on manual sunroof operation?   
You must disengage the motor/gearbox before you can
manually crank the sunroof closed.  Then, if you disconnect the plug  
to the motor, the sunroof will stay closed.

Tom

> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:11:20 -0400
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> My wife said the sunroof just opened itself up Friday morning when she
> started the car. I attempted to crank it shut manually, but the  
> hole where
> you use the crank tool is not grabbing at all, so how else can I  
> get this
> thing shut? Can you use jumpers in the socket to force it closed,  
> or bypass
> a sensor someplace?