Open roof system for a vehicle

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

• a stationary part configured to be fixed to the roof,
• at least first and second movable elements, which are each movable between a retracted position and a deployed position,
• a motor configured to drive the movable elements at least partly between the retracted and deployed positions,
• at least two drive cable assemblies configured to transfer torque of the motor to said movable elements, wherein the stationary part comprises at least first and second guiding channels and laterally positioned guides for respectively guiding the drive cable assemblies and the movable elements, whereby the drive cable assemblies comprise a flexible first part having first and second ends, said first part being driven by the motor, and wherein said first end of said flexible first part is connected to the first movable element, in a first direction, and said second end is guided in a first guiding channel in the lateral guide, said second end oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the first end towards said first movable element, and wherein the drive cable assembly further comprises an elongated second part, guided in a second guiding channel in a second direction towards said second movable element and connected thereto, in that the second guiding channel is oriented substantially parallel to the first guiding channel in the lateral guide, and in that, during at least part of the operation, said elongated second part moves substantially in the same direction as the second end of the first part of the cable assembly.