Guide assembly for an open-roof system and a method for maintenance of the guide assembly

A method for maintenance of a guide assembly for a moveably arranged closure member of an open-roof system of a vehicle, the closure member having a closed position, in which the closure member covers an opening in a roof of the vehicle, and an open position, in which the opening is at least partly uncovered, wherein the closure member is adjustably mountable to a mounting element and the closure member has been adjusted and secured to the mounting member so as to obtain a desired position of the closure member relative to the fixed roof, the guide assembly comprising a first support mechanism, a second support mechanism and a guide extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, both said first and second support mechanisms supporting a mounting element, the mounting element being configured for mounting the closure member, the method comprising:

• moving the closure member to the open position;
• releasing the mounting element from at least one of the first support mechanism and/or the second support mechanism;
• and
• remounting the mounting element at said at least one of the first support mechanism and/or the second support mechanism wherein the closure member returns to the desired position relative to the fixed roof without performing readjustment of the closure member on the mounting element.

An open-roof system for a vehicle having an opening in a fixed roof, the open-roof system comprising:

• a closure member of size to close the roof opening;
• a guide assembly configured to move the closure member from a closed position closing the roof opening wherein the closure member is in a desired position relative to the fixed roof to an open position in which the opening is at least partly uncovered, the guide assembly comprising:
• a guide extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
• a mounting element configured to be adjustably mounted to the closure member such that the closure member is in the desired position;
• a first support mechanism operatively coupled to the mounting element, wherein the first support mechanism slidably supports the mounting element in the guide;
• a second support mechanism coupled to the guide and comprising a support element supporting the mounting element slidably linearly relative to the support element, the second support mechanism being configured for moving the mounting element in a tilt direction to a tilted position, the tilt direction being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
• and
• a release mechanism configured to release the mounting element from at least one of the first support mechanism and the second support mechanism and to remount the mounting element wherein the closure member returns to the desired position relative to the fixed roof without performing readjustment of the closure member on the mounting element.