kaetamer

Was putting the top up the other day, accidently released the button while the top was about halfway up. It slowly started to settle back down and ultimately went back into the trunk. When I reactivated it, it worked appropriately.

It looked sick. The dealer gave the standard answer "They all do that..."

Do they?

Scott

Larry

Mine does. I would assume it's designed that way so as not to strain the motors/pulleys if they're not in action.

It's kind of like when you're on a steep incline with the car in "Drive". If you release the brake, it'll roll backwards.

tfischer

The sinking top is in fact standard. However, if you want the top to stay in the half way position, you can take your finger off of the button when the rear window (which is where all the weight is) is perpendicular to the ground. This is useful for cleaning the inside of the rear window and for cleaning the gaskets (and applying 303) which are otherwise inaccessible. I do this about once or twice a year.

(It's also a good way to get a photo of the top in "action.")

Be sure, however, to keep the engine running at all times, in order not to have the battery drain out when the top is not all the way up or not all the way down, as it is a major pain to reset and correct this. (There is a section in the book about the correction process and it is about 12 pages or so.) The best advice on these tops is never, never operate them without the engine running.

I have never let the top sink back into the trunk on its own, but I'm glad to hear that this will cause no problems.

antigeek

Actually, the feature is to slowly return the top to the trunk (or lower the deck lid) in the event that your speed exceeds the 3 MPH limit.

For example, you're at a light, and put the top down, but the light turns green before the cycle is complete. If you pull out, you can't control the top, and it will automatically (but slowly) complete the cycle. Well, almost -- it doesn't latch the deck lid for some reason, leaving a 1/4" or less gap between the body & the lid.

MLSC430

i don't have complex anwers like these guys, but it's normal..... like the dealer said, "they all do that..."