PRE-RELEASE
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:
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The car must not be travelling at speeds greater than 10 km/h.
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The ignition must be in position “ON”.
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The boot lid must be closed.
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The soft top storage must be in the bottom position.
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Voltage must be 10 - 16V
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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 |
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Windscreen frame, left
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ON
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Windscreen frame, right
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ON
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Main cylinder, up
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ON
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Main cylinder, down
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OFF
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Fifth bow cylinder, up
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OFF
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Fifth bow cylinder, down
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OFF
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Fifth bow intermediate position
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ON
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Fifth bow latch, left
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ON
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Fifth bow latch, right
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ON
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Soft top cover cylinder, up
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OFF
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Soft top cover latch, left
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ON
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Soft top cover latch, right
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ON
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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 |
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Windscreen frame, left
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ON changes to OFF
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Windscreen frame, right
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ON changes to OFF
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Fifth bow latch, left
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ON changes to OFF
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Fifth bow latch, right
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ON changes to OFF
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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 |
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Pump, pull
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OFF
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Pump, push
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OFF
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Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down
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OFF
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Valve 2, main cylinder up
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OFF
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Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up
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OFF
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Valve 4, main cylinder down
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OFF
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Relay for fifth bow latch motor
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Unlock
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| 3 Fifth bow raised |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Fifth bow cylinder, up
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OFF changes to ON
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Fifth bow intermediate position
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ON changes to OFF
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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 |
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Pump, push
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OFF changes to ON
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Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up
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OFF changes to ON
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Relay for fifth bow latch motor
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Unlock changes to OFF
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| 4 Soft top cover latches unlock |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Soft top cover latch, left
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ON changes to OFF
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Soft top cover latch, right
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ON changes to OFF
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The soft top cover latches unlock and the pump assumes the following condition.
| Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor | Condition |
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Pump, pull
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OFF changes to ON
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Pump, push
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ON changes to OFF
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| 5 Soft top cover raised |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Soft top cover cylinder, up
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OFF changes to ON
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Soft top cover is raised.
| 6 Fifth bow lowered and fifth bow latches lock |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Fifth bow cylinder, up
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ON changes to OFF
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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 |
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Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down
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OFF changes to ON
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Valve 3, fifth bow cylinder up
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ON changes to OFF
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Relay for fifth bow latch motor
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OFF changes to Unlock
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| 7 Fifth bow lowered |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Fifth bow cylinder, down
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OFF changes to ON
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Fifth bow intermediate position
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OFF changes to ON
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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 |
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Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down
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OFF changes to ON
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Relay for fifth bow latch motor
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Lock changes to OFF
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| 8 Soft top lowered |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Main cylinder, down
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OFF changes to ON
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Fifth bow cylinder, down
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OFF changes to ON
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Fifth bow intermediate position
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ON changes to OFF
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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 |
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Valve 1, fifth bow cylinder down
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ON changes to OFF
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Valve 4, main cylinder down
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OFF changes to ON
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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 |
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Soft top cover cylinder, up
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ON changes to OFF
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The soft top is lowered and the pump assumes the following condition.
| Pump, valves, relay for fifth bow latch motor | Condition |
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Pump, pull
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ON changes to OFF
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Pump, push
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OFF changes to ON
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| 10 Soft top cover latches lock |
| Switch/Microswitch | Condition |
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Soft top cover latch, left
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OFF changes to ON
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Soft top cover latch, right
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OFF changes to ON
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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 |
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Pump, push
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ON changes to OFF
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Valve 4, main cylinder down
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ON changes to OFF
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