Solar sunroof intermittent now not working

Did it go poof?
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HPsauce
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Solar sunroof intermittent now not working

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My question is, where do I start on diagnosing and fixing it?
The ventilation fan works totally normally except the solar sunroof no longer activates it.
For quite a while it had been intermittent, sometimes working, sometimes not, suggesting an relay or loose wiring issue.

I know there's a lot of stuff on the A8parts forum that could/would guide me but it's never up these days!
Where's a good place to start, checking voltages etc.? Or even just swapping a relay?
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Re: Solar sunroof intermittent now not working

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Here are some current flow diagrams assuming you have a multimeter it's just a case of tracing where the power stops flowing.
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Re: Solar sunroof intermittent now not working

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Fredde9912 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 10:54 am Here are some current flow diagrams assuming you have a multimeter it's just a case of tracing where the power stops flowing.
I tried to attach the images but didn't work will try to send you a message.

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Same issue when trying to upload the diagrams but maybe you can find them yourself on Elsa if you have access.
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Thanks. Yes, I think I have Elsa somewhere, and I have the old Bentley manuals as well; I'll need to boot up a virtual XP system to get into them though! :ugeek:
Just thought someone might say - commonest problem is X, start here. :)
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HPsauce wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2026 3:22 pm I know there's a lot of stuff on the A8parts forum that could/would guide me but it's never up these days!
PROGRESS! The A8parts forum is up (how long though?) so I dived in, found the relevant threads (including the one where IT did a full retrofit) and have downloaded the entire content of them, text and relevant images, to my PC. :geek:
Now I know which relay, where it is, the wiring layout, etc. So I'll be diving in when the weather is a bit cooler and the cabin isn't 50C or more (due to no solar fan... :lol: )
Incidentally I did raise this very question there (A8parts) a while back (2 years ago) when the problem was just intermittent and Sean pointed me in the right direction. But I never got round to it and forgot what he said then .... :oops:
FYI: The relay part number is 8A0951253A and is stamped with the number 203. It sits in position 7 in the relay plate in the passenger footwell.

Of course, Sod's law says I don't have a spare 203, though oddly I do have a couple of 204's! :( Ordered a used one off eBay.
I presume the 204s are from taking out the starter relay when I had F125 problems and put a bypass wire in there instead. It's probably still there, I don't recall bothering to replace it. Maybe I never will? :lol: Edit: I must have done, it only starts in P or N.
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