Emergency closing
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It is not normally possible to operated the soft top or soft top cover manually. This is due to the EMF (electromotive force) that is created in the motors when an attempt is made to change their position. To enable raising (closing) the soft top even when their is a fault in the system, such as when the battery is flat, there is an emergency closing function integrated in the soft top system.
There is an emergency closing lever located on the right-hand side behind the rear seat cushion. Moving it from its vertical to horizontal position will activate the emergency closing function. The circuit to the soft top main motors and to the fifth bow motor is cut by a switch on the emergency closing lever at the same time as the soft top cover motor is disengaged from the ratchet in the soft top cover driving mechanism.
Emergency closing is performed as follows:
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Put the emergency closing lever in its horizontal position.
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Raise the soft top cover.
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Raise the soft top without locking it to the windscreen frame.
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Lower the soft top cover.
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Lower the fifth bow as far as it will go.
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Press down the soft top cover as far as it will go while at the same time returning the emergency closing lever to its vertical position.
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Lock the soft top to the windscreen member.
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Remove the luggage compartment trim on the right-hand side and, if necessary, the right-hand lamp cluster so that it is easier to reach the soft top cover motor.
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Re-engage the soft top cover motor in the ratchet in the soft top cover driving mechanism.
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Read the diagnostic trouble codes.
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Rectify
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