Escape Sunroof and Shade Initialization
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2019
- How to Program/Initialize/Reset the sunroof motor and sunshade motor on a Ford Escape. This model is a 2013, but this procedure should work for any of the Escapes of this body style.
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This man needs way more views and likes. This video was solely responsible for getting my moonroof and sunroof to properly close!
thank a lot for this video, I took my wife's escape to the dealer because the sunshade was not doing the second step for opening, and they wanted to charge us 150 dolares to dissemble the shade and if something was broke or the motor had to be replace it would have been another 300 dollars. with your video just $4.5 of the coke I had. LOL much appreciated
Cool trick! Thank you so much!! You saved me from wasting a day at the dealership 😁❤️
Thanks for posting your video. We were able to get the sun shade visor closed on my wife's 2013 escape. We have the keyless entry and I attempted several times to calibrate the sun roof but it never worked. I'm not sure if it is because the car is keyless but I could turn on off like you said. None-the-less the sun is no longer beat down on my wife's head as surely appreciate it!
I just want to thank you so much for this video! I just bought my 2013 Ford Escape today and my sunroof didn’t want to open nor close all of the way. I almost didn’t buy it bc of this issue, but it fell under their warranty so I purchased it. I was going to take it to one of their repair facilities tomorrow. But thanks to your video, it is fixed now. God bless you!
Glad it helped!
Just replaced motors in wife's 2013 . I didn't have a problem with glass, but shade wasn't working correctly. Thank you for your video. It solved the problem with shade 1 touch.
I have searched everywhere for a solution to this problem, thank you so much for making this video!
Thanks so much for this video! You saved me money and hours! I have a 2014 Escape Titanium with keyless entry and sunroof. A passenger tried to force the sunshade closed by hand before I stopped him. After that, the sun shade would close half way, and return to the open position while the close button was pushed. I thought maybe a gear was stripped, but it was programming. Anyway, I followed your procedure: turn on ignition, hold sunroof close button, turn ignition on, punch sunroof close button, hold sunroof close button. Heard some loud clicks as it closed all the way, which apparently realigned the mechanism. It opens and closes properly now! Also, thanks to Ford for providing this easy but secret fix.
Worked perfectly on my 2017 Ford Escape SE. Thanks for sharing.
You sir, are a BRILLIANT man! Thank you!! I have a 2020 that I was driving around just now with my son and we couldn’t get it to shut. Shoved his little head up there to see if anything was preventing it from closing. Nope. UA-cam I came. You are awesome!
Buy that boy some ice cream for his efforts, lol
Thnx a Lot!!!
Worked perfectly on Ford Kuga Vignale 2018.
Thank you for the video it fixed my sunroof cover 😀 2017 Ford Escape . Saved me trip to the dealership
OH! MY! GOODNESS! THANK YOU!!!!!
May the good LORD kiss you for sharing this!!!!
This tricked worked on my 2017 Escape Titanium model!
I was so upset when my sunroof didn't open for me after work. I thought sadly, "well...I'll bring it to the dealership to make sure it's closed correctly so it won't leak over the winter; we don't have money for an expensive, new motor repair now." 😟😔
I decided to investigate on UA-cam, thinking maybe it was a simply needing a new fuse or something, (my [newly replaced] battery is only 3 months old,) but I was pretty convinced it needed a new motor.
There's not much out there for 2017 year models - but then I found your video and thought I may as well give it a shot. . .
You, my dear sir, have earned yourself a subscriber!
Great news! Glad it helped
Thanks so much for the video! Saved me a trip to the dealers :) 👍
You just saved me 200 dollars at the dealership thanks man 😎 (17 escape with push start, same difference)
Yup this helped me too! Bought a used 2020 hybrid with 5k miles... I couldn't get the roof to work accidentally tried it with door open boom worked... you explained why
this worked. god bless your soul
Oh man thanks so much for your video! I thought I was going to have to pay a dealership to fix. It worked on my 2018 Equinox.
How about that. Figures, though, since they're made by the same vendor. Glad it helped.
Duuuuuuuuddddeeee!!! You totally saved my a$$.
Thanks for your video it was helpful to solve a problem with my '17 Ford Escape that's shade curtain was blocked open
Glad it helped!
Worked on 2018! Thank you!!
This worked like a charm on my 2009 Ford Edge Limited. Thank you sir for your knowledge and experience!
Thank you that information worked for me
Thanks brother!!
Does this sunroof have a vent function?
thank you !! you have helped me many times i’ve come back to your video
Awesome. Great to hear, although sorry you have to keep messing with it, lol
@@SealofPerfection LOL this is the second time but i knew exactly where to go to find my answer again 😂
Fantástico. Muchas gracias.
I performed the instructions but continue without success program, is a Ford Escape 2016 titanium, thanks
Thanks man!!! But in my case (2018) it was the other button, same procedure but the other button. Thanks again!
I have a 2013 ford escape 2.0 sel I’m not sure when it stopped working but I think it was when I changed the battery because we all know about the escapes power draw killing battery’s rite? But it hasn’t worked for a couple months I just tried this method and wasn’t able to get it to work I’ve checked every fuse in the car idk my next step would be to pull the control module out and make sure the connections are all good I’m just lost because the back lights are luminated but nothing works?
Control module is inside the motor. There isn't anything else in the circuit. Might try disconnecting the motor for awhile and then try the initialization again.
What kind of lube/grease do you use for the gasket and for the guides? I’m getting ready to perform the replacement.
For an Escape or F-150? For tracks and guides in general, 3M Silicone Paste is fantastic. It works for the gasket as well.
If you want to get fancy on the gasket, Krytox GPL 205 is really good, but it's pricey.
Breyah I have a ford edge 2007 the front sunshade in front won't close just the glider come forth I seen a black plastic piece fall was broken that went around the front shade
Yeah, the little arm that pulls the shade is broken. It's a pretty big deal to replace. You have to buy new cables and disassemble the sunroof track to fix it, unfortunately.
That fixed it.. Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Just an update.it works on the uk kuga aswell thanks dude I read the manual and its not working so this video is better
Thank you so much 👍
Hi I just found your video and hope it will help. My 2013 Ford Escape does not have a key only a start button on dash with a fob. Will this work using the start button? Thank you. Cindy
Yes, just start the vehicle and cut it off and then start it again in place of turning the key off and on.
Do you know what sizes the sun shade is? Mine is coming apart and I need to order a new one.
They aren't ordered by size that I know of, you order it for the specific vehicle.
Just did it and it work🎉
Great news!
Bought a 2014 explorer where the sunroof doesn't work at all and the shade will only close to halfway. No matter if I hold the button, the shade will not close all the way to the front. Any ideas?
Yes, the sunroof motor is bad and it is probably bad because of a water leak that shorted it out.
The shade won't close because it thinks the sunroof is still open. That's the way they're supposed to work. They will only close halfway if the glass isn't fully shut
Hola, que tal... Una preguntas el boton circular donde viene una luna y un sol dibujado que función tiene?
That is ambient lighting control.
Do you know what the procedure is to do this on a 2013 Lincoln MKS? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
I missed part of it when I cut/pasted it, here's the whole thing. I'm editing this post so it doesn't mess anyone else up:
NOTE: A new front sliding glass panel motor will only move towards the VENT position and must be initialized.
1. NOTE: The driver or passenger front door must be open during the entire procedure.
Open the driver or passenger front door.
2. Turn the ignition to the ON position.
3. Complete the following within 5 seconds:
- Cycle the ignition to the OFF position and then back to the ON position.
- Push the tilt switch for less than one second and release.
- Push and hold the tilt switch until the glass moves to the fully open and then back to the fully closed position (this could take up to 20 seconds to start).
4. Release the switch and verify successful initialization by carrying out one-touch open, one-touch close and one-touch vent operations.
Power Shade Motor
NOTE: A new power shade motor only moves toward the CLOSED position and must be initialized.
5. NOTE: The driver or passenger front door must be open during the entire procedure.
Open the driver or passenger front door.
6. Turn the ignition to the ON position.
7. Pull and hold the shade control switch until the shade is in the fully closed position.
8. Complete the following within 5 seconds.
- Cycle the ignition to the OFF position and then back to the ON position.
- Pull the shade control switch for less than one second and release.
- Pull and hold the shade control switch until the shade moves to the fully open position and then back to the fully closed position (this can take up to 20 seconds to start).
9. Release the switch and verify successful initialization by carrying out one-touch open and one-touch close operations.
Thanks for the reply, What about the rest of the procedure like cycling the key on and off? Is it the same as this Escape, on, off, on? You said to push the tilt switch, do I push it towards the open side or the close side? What about the drivers door? Does it have to be open or closed for the MKS? What about the shade? Should it be open or closed while doing this procedure? Thanks for the help!
@@whatitis99 I updated my first reply. I missed a good bit of the procedure and didn't notice, sorry. Included the one for the shade as well.
how would I do this with a fob ignition?? I've tried several diff. ways with fob and nothing reacts as you've done
Start it, back off, start it again
@@SealofPerfection after starting again do I keep it on and do the switch moves?? Thanks for any help
@@marklaraway4723 Yes, after starting it again you leave it running and do the programming just like in the video. It's no different, other than some have a key and some just have the button.
Great video! Thank you and bless you! I was able to replace my sunroof motor and reprogram the roof and shade by using your video! You rock!
A little piece of the bracket that holds my shade to the motor has broken off, so now the shade is constantly open. Do you know if this is something I can buy and replace myself, or if there's a way for me to reattach the shade? Not sure how it happened
Are you talking at the front of the shade where it attaches to the little tab that moves it back and forth?
@@SealofPerfection Yes! It seems a piece has broken off there, and I can't seem to get it to attach back.
@@drummerdude3214 that sounds like a piece of the track has broken off. I do not believe that peace comes without buying the whole track unfortunately. Or actually at least that one side rail. The very newest model escapes, you can buy the rails separately, left or right
Does this work to get the sunroof tilt to open more?
No. They just don't tilt up much
hello ,I have a Ford Kouga 2015.mk2 this process is not successful Is there other process maybe ?
We don't have the Kuga here, but it's similar to an Escape. I would think this should work if your switches look the same.
Do you have any videos of changing the sun roof motor in a ford escape?
I don't. However, you take both A pillars loose.
Remove visors and their "clip" point.
At that point you can bend the headliner down and get to the motor. The sunroof motor is the one on the driver's side, the passenger side motor is for the shade.
3 Torx #20 screws hold it in.
Remove them, it will either fall off or you can pull it off.
Put the new motor in place, reinstall the screws, plug it in and reinstall everything.
(btw, the motors come with 3 new screws for some reason, so no worries if you lose one)
Then do the initialization and it should work. Also, then you should clear you sunroof drains since them being stopped up is probably the reason the motor is bad to start with...it gets water in it.
@@SealofPerfection where and what exactly are the sunroof drains? Do other vehicles have them?
How do you do this to a ford escape 2014 with a push start button?
Start it, cut it off, start it. Otherwise, it takes too long to do it if you just turn it on and off like you can with a key.
What if my 2014 does not have keys only the button to start and stop the car?
Start it, shut it off, start it
My shade is stucked halfway: it is not closing fully, this reset is helping to close it fully one time but for the second time it gets stucked again. each and every time I have to do the reset in order to close the shade. how to fix that? any idea what could be the issue?
The shade will not close all the way if it thinks the glass is not fully closed. Even if it's just a half a millimeter short of being closed, the shade will only go halfway shut.
It is possible your motor is losing the programming for some reason
I tried this since the sunroof wouldn’t work at all. It worked opening the vent and nothing more. Now the window will not close or do anything. Any other suggestions?
It's possible that your motor is bad does the shade work?
Going to try this on my uk kuga but it has the start button so I'll update you ASAP
Did you fix as mine are stuck open
Heeelp!? My shade would only open halfway, the glass won’t move at all, going on 2 years of this, too afraid of cost to have it looked at. I just tried resetting the shade, the trick works...it opens all the way and closes all the way. But after that I can open it all the way just fine but closing won’t go past half, like before. It’s like the programming doesn’t stick? The glass still does nothing...rain got in there once and a few months after that the sunroof was like it is now. Shade only closes halfway and glass does nothing.
The glass is probably not totally shut. And if the shade motor doesn't "think" it's totally closed, it won't go more then halfway.
Likely your sunroof motor is dead from water intrusion caused by the sunroof drains being stopped up.
If this is the case, you'll need a new sunroof motor, then it'll all program.
Pacfanweb aw darn lol. Thank you for the reply!
This is exactly my issue too.
My Escape is remote start...is it the same procedure?
If it has the same button setup, yes
hi do you have a reset procedure for a 2017 escape ?....many thanks
I don't have a video but here is the procedure:Front Sliding Glass Panel
1. NOTE: The driver front door must be open during the entire procedure.
Open the driver front door.
2. Turn the ignition to the ON position.
3. NOTE: Complete the following within 5 seconds:
A. Cycle the ignition to the OFF position and then back to the ON position.
B. Press the sliding glass panel close switch for less than one second and release.
C. NOTE: When the sliding glass panel close switch is pressed and held, there should be an audible click from the switch within 3 seconds. The audible click indicates that the
motor has accepted the request to initialize. If there is no audible click, the procedure must be repeated from step 1.
Press and hold the sliding glass panel close switch until the glass moves to the fully open and the back to the fully closed position (this could take up to 20 seconds to start).
4. Release the switch and verify successful initialization by carrying out one-touch open, one-touch close and one-touch vent operations.
@@SealofPerfection wow thanks for replying so rapidly !!..........my sunroof is closed but wont open or respond and the blind is stuck halfway and wont respond ...is it still the exact same procedure
and once again many many thanks indeed much apprecited
Procedure is the same regardless, but if the motor is bad it's not going to work. Will the shade go back and then return to halfway?
@@SealofPerfection no nothing is responding but I will be trying all your suggestions in the morning thanks
@@soarinfan Go Back to Basics: check the fuse or fuses first.
Excelent!
Ok, I have a problem now.... I replaced the battery in a 2014 Escape. Sunroof was not operating afterwards. Proceeded with the initialization process, the sunroof went into VENT mode and will not do anything else. I have tried many times, even continuing to hold the button for 2+ minutes and still nothing. Even tried disconnecting the battery and trying the procedure all over again and nothing
Any noise from the sunroof when you did that?
It's possible that the roof is not operating because the motor has water intrusion from the front drains being clogged. They just fail randomly when it's water-related.
My sunroof motor is bad. Will the shade work with a sunroof motor that is bad
I was able to shut the sunroof by swapping the roof motor with the working shade motor. Then I swapped them back and the shade closed, but now the shade will not open
With a keyless model, how do you turn on car without starting car?
I start them. They don't turn on and off quickly enough for me if you are just turning it on and not starting the engine, so I just start them.
So here’s my story: I bought a 2016 titanium Escape in 2018, coming off a 2 year lease w 21k miles. Carmax dealer told me it still had another year on the warranty so I didn’t purchase extended warranty. Realized after I bought it that the sunroof didn’t work well, sometimes worked sometimes didn’t. I took it to a dealer and they said warranty had JUST expired because it starts at manufacturers date. Without even looking at sunroof, said they would need to replace motor for $800, & if switch too then $1200 plus tax. But they couldn’t do anything at that moment, would need to order parts. Then sunroof worked fine for 9 months. Didn’t drive it much this summer, surprised battery didn’t go dead. But now sunroof doesn’t work again. Stuck in the vent position. Took it back to the dealer, said it would cost $150 to manually close the sunroof, but their next available appointment to manually close sunroof is in 4 weeks.
And the reset isn’t working. Actually tried the reset when sunroof was closed & that’s what put it in the vent position.
The next available appointment in 4 weeks is just to manually close the sunroof. If it takes 4 weeks to get an appointment, ask me if I’ll ever buy a ford again? Ironically, I live in Louisville where escapes are made, and escapes are super popular here.
Be sure you reset the shade, too. I did one today, replaced a sunroof motor, and then reset it, and it wouldn't work...it worked during the reset, but not after.
I then reset the shade, and both worked fine.
Does it work on a 2008 escape
Nope, totally different
Here's how to do that one:
1. Turn the ignition to the RUN position.
2. Push and hold the front portion of the roof
opening control switch to the second detent Initialization
until the glass panel moves to the VENT
position. Release the switch.
For an existing roof opening panel motor, go to Step 3
For a new roof opening panel motor, skip to Step 4
3. NOTE: The driver or passenger front door
must be open during this step.
Complete the following within 5 seconds:
• Cycle the ignition to the OFF position and
then back to the RUN position.
• Push the front portion of the roof opening
panel control switch to the second detent for
one second and release.
4. Push and hold the front portion of the roof
opening panel control switch to the second detent until the glass panel moves past the full VENT position. Release the switch.
5. Verify successful initialization by carrying out
one-touch OPEN, one-touch CLOSE and one-touch VENT operations.
It didn’t work for me :( maybe mines just broken-broken. Same model same year did exactly what you said atleast 12 times and no results. But mine is stuck closed. It just won’t open at all
Yep, sounds like you have a mechanical problem and yours is broken.
WOW ! Thanks for your GREAT ADViCE. I had not realized the switches were above the windshield. Took me 2 minutes to close the shade. Why did Ford make this "complicated" ?
Your guess is as good as mine
Thanks
Does the sunroofs open completely for both
Not sure what you're asking? Only the front glass moves.
@@SealofPerfection thanks
I work at a small used dealership and this is the second time I've had to do this. Thank you for your video sir !
Didn’t do nothing continued to stop half was and not close
I tried this on both the shade and sunroof. It doesn't do anything for the sunroof. Shade went through the entire reset. Then i could one touch it open half way and full open. Then one touch half closed and now it won't fully close.
I'll need to reset it yet again.
So does the sunroof not work at all? Or just not one-touch? Sometimes you have to do it several times to get it to "take" the programming. If it still doesn't, the motor is probably bad.
@@SealofPerfection sunroof does absolutely nothing. Yeah sounds like a bad motor unfortunately.
@@wshaffer79 If the shade motor works and the sunroof doesn't, that's the motor.
And the motor fails because of water intrusion....the front sunroof drains are clogged and need to be cleared.
@@SealofPerfection likely burned out and needs to be replaced then. Thanks.
@@wshaffer79 Yeah, it's easy if you're handy with tools at all. Only tool I use is a Torx #20 driver bit on my 90* electric drill.
5 minute job, but I've done a ton of them....not a hard one, though.
How do I do this with a push start?
I start it, cut if off, start it again
@@SealofPerfection thank you! I am about to go try it now.
Hi thank you for this informations. Can you tell us where the motor is located tnks
Motor is on the driver side above the visor
i did the sunroof with no problem, but the shade does not respond, any solution?
Try the procedure several times. It is possible the motor is bad
@@SealofPerfection is an escape 2018 is the same procedure?
@@nachito1215 if it has the same switch setup it should be, but I'm not a hundred percent on a 2018
@@SealofPerfection the car was with the battery disconnected several weeks, i guess that it deprogramed due to that.
@@nachito1215 Yes, that will do it sometimes.
This method worked for awhile. But last night when the shade stuck at hallways. I closed it for the final time and now the button won't do anything so I can't open the shade post anymore any idea what might have happened ? This is a question for anyone not just poster 😢
Does the glass move at all
@@SealofPerfection no I permanently had the glass sealed shut. I want the shad feature to work again it worked yesterday it opend the closed to half way. So like before I turned key off on pressed shade button once the. Held down to manually close it. Next I was supposed to turn key off then on again within 5 secs and have it fully open the. Close to fix issue. When I tried that that shades never moved again. As of right now I have zero sunroof shade power. So I basically have a suv with not sunshade perk. Btw I don't care about the glass I sealed that part shut forever. I only want the shade to work again
@@gods2armys so right now it is halfway shut? Or did it shut all the way and then not work anymore? Your only two options that it could be assuming the fuse is good drama is the switch or the motor. That's all that is in the circuit
Yes it's currently closed all the way.
It shut all the and doesn't work anymore. The shade
This helps for the cover. But it still only opens but not close anyone else having this problem
Why does Ford do these silly cheat codes? Anyway, thanks so much, this was very helpful!
Good question. You should see my video on how to do it on a Silverado. It's dead simple. Funny thing is the same manufacturer makes the sunroof for everybody, it's not like each individual car companies making their own.
It didn't work for my Escape. I guess it doesn't apply to all of them. It's going to cost me about $200 to get it fixed.
If your motor is bad, then no, it won't work.
It started to open, now it is cracked open and won't do anything else. Darn it
If the motor isn't even trying to move at all, it's probably bad.
Help it didn't work
What issue does yours have?
the visor wont close and now it is starting to snow
@@carriedow9033 Visor? Do you mean the sunroof glass?
@@SealofPerfection yes
@@CarrieDow If this didn't work, you can check the fuse, but it's likely either the motor or the switch.