My roof will not open. I press the roof button and the windows lower about an inch then stop. if I repeat the activity the windows lower another inch but the roof will not retract.

 

There are a couple of bad threads on here of roofs not opening, although I don't think they had the symptom of the window only rolling down a bit. But I think it will have to go to a dealer. You could try the trick of disconnecting the battery for 30 seconds to reboot all the electronics. Also confirm that the battery voltage is OK.

 

Thanks DJS - I am waiting to see if my warranty covers it then will decide. What I forgot to mention was this has been an intermittent fault for around a year. The roof issue has occurred .....maybe 3 times but has gone away after 1/2 a day but now, unfortunately, it looks permanent. The only good news is that the typical British summer has arrived with little or no opportunity for sun bathing

 

I have had roof issues...it's a long story.

you can indeed disconnect the battery and "reset the windows" yourself it is relatively simple..... it is all i thought i would need to do......little did i know!