Land Rover Defender: Roof Opening Panel - Component Location, Overview

COMPONENT LOCATION

COMPONENT LOCATION - 1 OF 2 - VEHICLE WITH SLIDING GLASS ROOF OPENING PANEL

NOTES:

• Vehicle with 5 doors is shown, vehicle with 3 doors is similar.
• Right Hand Drive (RHD) is shown, Left Hand Drive (LHD) is similar.

1. Roof opening panel drain hose - Front right
2. Front overhead console
3. Roof opening panel drain hose - Rear right
4. Roof opening panel air deflector
5. Roof opening panel blind
6. Roof opening panel glass - Front
7. Roof opening panel glass - Rear
8. Roof opening panel drain hose - Rear left
9. Motor - Roof opening panel glass
10. Motor - Roof opening panel blind
11. Roof opening panel frame
12. Body Control Module (BCM)/ Gateway Control Module (GWM)
13. Roof opening panel drain hose - Front left

COMPONENT LOCATION - 2 OF 2 - VEHICLE WITH SLIDING CANVAS ROOF OPENING PANEL

NOTES:

• RHD is shown, LHD is similar.
• The sliding canvas roof opening panel is only available on the 3 door vehicle.

1. Front overhead console
2. Roof opening panel drain hose - Front right
3. Roof opening panel air deflector
4. Roof opening panel - Canvas
5. Roof opening panel drain hose - Rear right
6. Roof opening panel drain hose - Rear left
7. Motor - Roof opening panel - Canvas (quantity 2)
8. BCM/ GWM
9. Roof opening panel drain hose - Front left

OVERVIEW

There are 2 options of roof opening panel:

• The sliding glass roof opening panel
• The sliding canvas roof opening panel.

When the vehicle is equipped with a sliding glass roof opening panel, the roof opening panel glass and roof opening panel blind are controlled by 2 switches. The 2 switches are located in the front overhead console. When the vehicle is equipped with a sliding canvas roof opening panel, the roof opening panel canvas is controlled by a single switch. The switch is located in the front overhead console.

Electric motors are used to operate the roof opening panel glass, roof opening panel canvas and the roof opening panel blind.

A drain pipe is connected to each corner of the roof opening panel frame.

A roof opening panel air deflector is deployed when the roof opening panel glass or the canvas is open.

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