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Preliminary Work

Fig 1: Identifying Installation Position Of Convertible Top Gear
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  1. Move convertible top to service position
    1. 1.1. Convertible top in service position: Open convertible top approx. 40 cm away from the windscreen frame. Pull Velcro fastener on retaining strap off the tension bow and secure on the front of the centering journal. → 6101IN IN -CONVERTIBLE TOP IN SERVICE POSITION 
  2. Carefully press the ball socket -1-  at the left and right with a screwdriver while keeping it tight to the ball head -3-  on the convertible top support.
    Fig 2: Pressing Out Ball Socket
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  3. Press left and right push bar springs 8 out of the ball head of the lever.
    Fig 3: Pressing Out Push Bar Springs
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