'98 E320 (W210) Sunroof Disassembly

[benzthere]

The sunroof on my '98 E320 stops about half way when I try to open it. I can see the sunroof pull on one side when it gets stuck. With a nudge, I can get it closed. Everything else works fine. From what I've read, it's a common problem.

I tried lubricating the rails with the MB grease, but it didn't seem to help. (I'm not sure I was doing it right though.) My next step is to dissassemble the sunroof and look for the problems described in previous threads. While I'm at it I'll go ahead and replace the sunroof cover plates with the redesigned ones (MB# 210 784 04 56) since the parts are apparently cheap.

How do I disassemble the sunroof? On a MB Tech Info CDROM I found, the video showed the tech easily popping of the plastic trim attached to the front of the glass. I can't get it off.

Any advice?