Abstract: A sliding roof for vehicles, especially for passenger motor vehicles, equipped with a sliding cover movable in the vehicle longitudinal direction within longitudinal guidances and with a locking mechanism for the sliding cover to prevent movement thereof relative to the longitudinal guidances; at least one pressure member movable along with the sliding cover is provided, which is guided and selectively actuatable transversely to the slide direction; the pressure members which preferably consist of suitable soft-elastic material, are adapted to engage with brake surfaces extending at least approximately vertically in the slide direction whereby the brake surfaces are provided with a roughening to increase the attainable brake forces.