Soft top cover motor

Soft top cover motor

1.	The soft top cover must be lowered while carrying out this procedure.

2.	Fold down the rear backrest and pull the emergency closing lever.

3.	Fold the luggage compartment mat forwards.

4.	Remove the sill protection.

5.	Loosen the luggage compartment seal on the right-hand side and fold it out of the way.

6.	Undo the luggage compartment trim on the right-hand side and fold it out of the way.

7.	Remove the right-hand lamp cluster.

8.	Undo the four retaining screws on the joint.

9.	Detach the operating cables for the soft top cover latches from the bracket and operating arm.

10.	Remove the three bracket retaining screws.

11.	Detach the emergency closing lever cable from the bracket.

12.	Unplug the electrical connectors.

13.	Lift out the bracket and motor.

14.	Cut off the cable ties and remove the potentiometer.

15.	Remove the four motor retaining screws and the screw in the motor shaft.

To fit

1.	Screw the motor on the bracket.

2.	Screw on the potentiometer.

3.	Plug in the connectors and fit new cable ties.

4.	Attach the emergency closing lever cable to the bracket and control arm.

5.	Press the shaft onto the joint and tighten the bracket retaining screws.

6.	Fit the soft top cover latch cables to the bracket and control arm.

7.	Apply threadlocker to the joint locking screws and tighten them.

8.	Press back the emergency closing lever.

9.	Fold up the backrest.

10.	Fit the right-hand lamp cluster.

11.	Put back the luggage compartment trim.

12.	Put back the luggage compartment seal and sill protection.

13.	Fold back the luggage compartment mat.

14.	Check the function by lowering (opening) and raising (closing) the soft top twice.

15.	Connect the diagnostic tool, clear any diagnostic trouble codes and then program the control module. See .