Hello,

I have a 2003 sport E500 that is currently giving me problems. The roof will open fine but make noise trying to close. It's like I hear the motor clicking trying to close. If I lift up a little and pull it forward it close. I was wondering if anybody have had this issue before. I'm thinking something may be stuck or the motor moving forward is going bad. I hope it's something I can possibly fix because I heard the dealer ship can cost some serious cash. Also is there a manual way to close it.

Thanks...

Had it happen to mine. Dealer fixed it in one day. $1000.00 and its fine now. You may can find an indie shop that can do the repair for less but they will need specialty tools and experience in the repair of a Mercedes Pano roof.

My 2005 E500 did this at about 75k miles. I searched this site and YouTube to learn how to clean rails. Here's a link:
I ordered special MB sunroof lube from an online MB Dealer that sells small amounts for around $10 (ECS Tuning) and it now works and sounds fine. It took about 30 minutes total. I'd try this first before spending $1,000.

Its the motor.. had same issue with the clicking noise and wouldnt shut.
As stated above, find indy to do the work and also have them clean and lube the roof rails.