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.

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Windscreen frame, left	ON
Windscreen frame, right	ON
Main cylinder, up	ON
Main cylinder, down	OFF
Fifth bow cylinder, up	OFF
Fifth bow cylinder, down	OFF
Fifth bow intermediate position	ON
Fifth bow latch, left	ON
Fifth bow latch, right	ON
Soft top cover cylinder, up	OFF
Soft top cover latch, left	CLOSED
Soft top cover latch, right	CLOSED

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

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Windscreen frame, left	ON changes to OFF
Windscreen frame, right	ON changes to OFF
Fifth bow latch, left	ON changes to OFF
Fifth bow latch, right	ON changes to OFF

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

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Pump, pull	OFF
Pump, push	OFF
Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down	OFF
Valve 2, main cylinder up	OFF
Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up	OFF
Valve 4, main cylinder down	OFF
Relay for fifth bow latch motor	Unlock

3 Fifth bow raised

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Fifth bow cylinder, up	OFF changes to ON
Fifth bow intermediate position	ON changes to OFF

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

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Pump, push	OFF changes to ON
Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up	OFF changes to ON
Relay for fifth bow latch motor	Unlock changes to OFF

4 Soft top cover latches unlock

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Soft top cover latch, left	CLOSED changes to OPEN
Soft top cover latch, right	CLOSED changes to OPEN

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

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Pump, pull	OFF changes to ON
Pump, push	ON changes to OFF

5 Soft top cover raised

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Soft top cover cylinder, up	OFF changes to ON

Soft top cover is raised.

6 Fifth bow lowered and fifth bow latches lock

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Fifth bow cylinder, up	ON changes to OFF

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.

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down	OFF changes to ON
Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up	ON changes to OFF
Relay for fifth bow latch motor	OFF changes to Unlock

7 Fifth bow lowered

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Fifth bow intermediate position	OFF changes to ON

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.

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down	OFF changes to ON
Relay for fifth bow latch motor	Lock changes to OFF

8 Soft top lowered

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Main cylinder, up	OFF changes to ON
Main cylinder, down	OFF changes to ON
Fifth bow cylinder, down	OFF changes to ON
Fifth bow intermediate position	ON changes to OFF

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

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down	ON changes to OFF
Valve 4, main cylinder down	OFF changes to ON

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

9 Soft top cover lowered

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Soft top cover cylinder, up	ON changes to OFF

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

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Pump, pull	ON changes to OFF
Pump, push	OFF changes to ON

10 Soft top cover latches lock

Switch/Microswitch	Condition
Soft top cover latch, left	OFF changes to ON
Soft top cover latch, right	OFF changes to ON

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.

Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor	Condition
Pump, push	ON changes to OFF
Valve 4, main cylinder down	ON changes to OFF