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Remove/install soft top canvas - AR77.31-P-1001LWR

MODEL 205.4 

Shown on left side of vehicle 

Fig 1: Soft Top Canvas Remove/Install Components - Shown On Left Side Of Vehicle (1 Of 4)
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Fig 2: Soft Top Canvas Remove/Install Components - Shown On Left Side Of Vehicle (2 Of 4)
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Fig 3: Soft Top Canvas Remove/Install Components - Shown On Left Side Of Vehicle (3 Of 4)
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Fig 4: Soft Top Canvas Remove/Install Components - Shown On Left Side Of Vehicle (4 Of 4)
G11139378DANGERDANGERREMOVINGINSTALLINGNOTESINSTALLATION IMPORTANTINSTALLATION IMPORTANTINSTALLATION IMPORTANTIMPORTANTINSTALLATION IMPORTANTIMPORTANTINSTALLATION IMPORTANTIMPORTANTCourtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ USA
DANGER Risk of injury.  Moving parts can pinch, crush or, in extreme cases even sever extremities. No parts of the body or limbs should be within the operating area of mechanical components when moving components. AS00.00-Z-0009-01A
DANGER Risk of injury  caused by scraping or cutting body parts on sharp vehicle parts Always wear protective gloves when working on or near sharp and non-deburred vehicle parts. Deburr repair panels. AS00.00-Z-0017-01A
REMOVINGINSTALLING Remove/install     
1 Remove headliner   AR68.30-P-4300LWR
2 Unhook electrical wiring harness (2) from soft top canvas (1)    
3 Drill rivets (3) on left and right shackle (4), collect metal chips and remove rivet residues NOTES
Carefully drill through rivet (3) and not too deeply.
Otherwise the soft top canvas (1) can be damaged.
 
4 Loosen left and right shackle (4)    
5 Remove adhesive strips above ends of cable of left and right tension cable on soft top canvas (5) and unhook ends of cable    
6 Pull left and right soft top canvas tension cable (5) out of front shackle (6) toward rear    
7 Unhook edge stripping (7) and unhook soft top canvas (1) from hooks (8)    
8 Knock off rivet (9) on shackle (10) and front lateral cable (11) on left and right side of vehicle and remove rivet residues    
9 Unhook expansion rivet (14) on left and right side of vehicle and unhook shackle (15)    
10 Loosen seal (12) on left and right rail (13) INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Ensure that upper and lower pin are seated correctly in rail (13).  
11 Pry out terminal strip (16) on left and right rail (13) INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Remove clips (17) from left and right rail (13) and install terminal strip (16) on old imprints.
Align terminal strip (16) on rail (13) at top and press into end stop.
 
12 Move soft top manually to repair position R2 INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Manually move soft top to repair position R3. AR77.30-P-1030LWR 
13 Drill rivet (18) on left and right rear lateral cable (19), collect metal shavings and remove rivet residues    
14 Pull left and right soft top canvas tension cable (5) out of rear shackle (20) toward rear    
15 Loosen seal (12) from soft top bow (21) and remove IMPORTANT Observe installation position of clips (22).
INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Ensure that pin (23) is seated correctly in bracket (24).
 
16 Detach edge stripping (25) from soft top bow (21)    
17 Support soft top bow (21) with suitable aid (26) and lift soft top canvas (1) at rear    
18 Disconnect electrical connector (27) on left and right side of vehicle and expose electrical line    
19 Unscrew bolt (28) on left and right retaining frame (29) on rear window (30) and fold rear window (30) upward IMPORTANT Observe sequence of sleeves and windows.  
20 Knock rivet (31) off of left and right shackle (32) and remove rivet residues    
21 Fold rear window (30) toward front    
22 Drill rivet (33) on left and right on rear soft top bow (34), collect metal shavings and remove rivet residues    
23 Remove left and right plugs (35) from rear soft top bow (34) and collect metal shavings/rivet residues    
24 Detach soft top canvas (1) on the front three soft top bows INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Completely remove old adhesive strips and attach new adhesive strips. Center soft top canvas (1) before bonding on soft top bows with aif of helper, so that the cutouts in the fabric tabs coincide with the holes in the soft top bows.
Lay fabric tabs from rear toward front around soft top bows and glue on.
 
25 Remove soft top canvas (1) IMPORTANT Helper required.  
26 Install in the reverse order