Lowering the Soft Top

Lowering The Soft Top







1 Soft top completely raised and locked to the windscreen frame
The following condition must be met before the soft top can be operated:
- The car must not be travelling at speeds greater than 10 km/h.
- The ignition must be in position "ON".
- The boot lid must be closed.
- The soft top storage must be in the bottom position.
- Voltage must be 10 - 16V

The soft top is lowered by first opening the latch handle in the first bow. Then, the "ROOF button is pressed backwards until the soft top is completely lowered (open) and an acoustic signal is heard from SID.

The soft top is lowered sequentially, that is, each individual movement must be completed before the next one can start.

The following table illustrates the condition of the switches and microswitches when the soft top is completely raised (closed) and locked to the windscreen frame.







If a malfunction should occur while operating the soft top, the STC control module will send bus messages "Sound" and "Text message, whereby SID sounds an acoustic signal at the same time as it displays an error message.

The following tables and illustrations show which condition switches/microswitches, pump, valves as well as relay assume for the fifth bow latch motor at each movement sequence.

2 Windscreen frame latches open, fifth bow latches unlock










The first bow is unlocked manually with the latch handle. The fifth bow latches unlock and the pump, valves and relay for the fifth bow latch motor take the following conditions







3 Fifth bow raised










The fifth bow is raised and the pump, valves and relay for the fifth bow latch motor assume the following conditions







4 Soft top cover latches unlock










The soft top cover latches unlock and the pump assumes the following condition.







5 Soft top cover raised










Soft top cover is raised.

6 Fifth bow lowered and fifth bow latches lock










The fifth bow is lowered and the fifth bow latches lock at the same time as the swivelling covers close. The pump, valves and relay for the fifth bow latch motor assume the following conditions.







7 Fifth bow lowered










The fifth bow is lowered and the main sequence commences. The pump, valves and relay for the fifth bow latch motor assume the following conditions.







8 Soft top lowered










The soft top is lowered. The pump, valves and relay for the fifth bow latch motor assume the following conditions.







The main sequence commences, the fifth bow is "freed" and slides into place in the soft top storage.

9 Soft top cover lowered










The soft top is lowered and the pump assumes the following condition.







10 Soft top cover latches lock










The soft top cover latches lock

11 The lowering of the soft top is complete







The lowering of the soft top is complete and the pump and valves assume the following conditions.