# 2008 Audi A4 - roof only opens partway

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-audi-a4-roof-only-opens-partway/162815>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** audi, a4\
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-audi-a4-roof-only-opens-partway/162815 "2020-04-14T01:36:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bernard20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Bernard20](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bernard20)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-audi-a4-roof-only-opens-partway/162815/1 "2020-04-14T01:36:23Z")

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Allo, I have a 2008 Audi Cabriolet, when I open the roof in automatic mode it only opens 2 inches (5 cm) and stops nothing happens except the indicator in the instrumentation which shows failure. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-audi-a4-roof-only-opens-partway/162815/2 "2020-04-15T00:47:33Z")

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That would indicate that the vehicle is having a roof operation failure.

As to why???

Tester