Disassembling Hardtop

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Remove cover strips and roof strip clips.
1. 1.1. Lift up the cover strip on left and right -2- using a plastic spatula and pull it out of the hardtop body -1- . The roof strip clips are destroyed when they are removed.
  
  Fig 1: Removing Cover Strips And Roof Strip Clips
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Place outer roof panel of hardtop on the assembly fixture.
Unclipping lining
1. 3.1. Unclip lining -3- at sides and front from hardtop body -1- .
  
  Fig 2: Unclipping Linings
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Remove hardtop locking mechanism. → Removing Convertible Top Lock
Detach seal at sides of roof frame.
1. 5.1. The seal at the sides of the roof frame -1- is in two parts. Pull the upper seal -2- out of the profile of the retaining strip -3- .
2. 5.2. Unscrew fastening screws -4- from the retaining strip -3- .
3. 5.3. Remove the seal below together with the retaining strip -5- from the roof frame -1- .
  
  Fig 3: Detaching Seal At Sides Of Roof Frame
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Loosen and disengage retaining strip and roof frame seal.
1. 6.1. Unscrew tapping screws -1- from retaining strip -2- .
2. 6.2. Unscrew pan-head screw -3- from the roof frame seal, detach the seal at the corners and remove it.
  
  Fig 4: Locating Retaining Strip, Tapping Screws And Pan-Head Screw
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Pull off sealing rubber.
1. 7.1. Pull off the surrounding sealing rubber -1- to the rear and pull it out at the ends from the roof frame seal -2- .
  
  Fig 5: Pulling Off Sealing Rubber
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Remove roof liner at front.
1. 8.1. Lift front retaining strip -1- of roof liner -2- with a plastic spatula and pull it off.
  
  Fig 6: Removing Roof Liner At Front
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Detach roof liner at sides.
1. 9.1. Lift up the roof liner -1- on the left and right sides with a plastic spatula and disengage from the sheetmetal clips -2- .
  
  Fig 7: Locating Roof Liner At Sides
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Detach roof liner at rear and transverse struts.
1. 10.1. Pull plastic rail -2- on roof liner -1- to the rear and disengage.
2. 10.2. Pull out transverse struts -3- with plastic sleeves -4- and remove the roof liner -1- .
  
  Fig 8: Detaching Roof Liner At Rear And Transverse Struts
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Loosen sound absorber from the hardtop body.
1. 11.1. Loosen the sound absorber -2- of the hardtop body -1- using a spatula.
  
  Fig 9: Loosening Sound Absorber From Hardtop Body
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Disconnecting wiring harness of the heated rear window
1. 12.1. Drill out the 3.2 mm -27- tubular rivet. Disconnect electric plug connection -28- , remove wiring harness with hardtop locking mechanism from hardtop body.
  
  Fig 10: Locating Heated Rear Window Wiring Harness
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Remove locking lever.
1. 13.1. Unscrew and remove fastening screws -1- from the locking lever -2- .
  
  Fig 11: Locating Locking Lever Fastening Screws
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Press expander nuts out of the hardtop body.
1. 14.1. Press expander nuts -1- out of the hardtop body -2- at the sides and front.
  
  Fig 12: Identifying Hardtop Body And Expander Nuts
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