Preliminary Work

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Two persons are needed to disengage and engage the convertible top mechanism!

→ Move Convertible Top To Service Position

Partly remove hood covering.

Unscrew fastening screws -1- and remove cover strip -2- from roof frame -3- .

Fig 1: Identifying Cover Strip And Fastening Screws
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Pull the lower seal -1- at the sides out of the profile of the retaining strip -2- .
Unscrew fastening screws -3- at the front of the roof frame.

Fig 2: Pulling Lower Seal

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Remove fastening screws -1- from the retaining strip -2- . Pull off seal for hood tip -3- .
Remove additional seal -4- .

Fig 3: Removing Seal

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Unscrew fastening screws -1- on the roof frame and slightly raise the shaped sheetmetal part together with the hood covering -2- .

Fig 4: Detaching Shaped Sheetmetal Part With Hood Covering
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Press the ball socket of the push rod -6- off the ball joint of the main folding top bow.

Fig 5: Pressing Out Push Rod
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Carefully remove hood by hand to the rear.
Unscrew fastening screws at the sides -1- using assembly tool with T25 insert 9744 to remove them from the tension rope -2- and unscrew clamping rail -3- .

Fig 6: Identifying Tension Rope On Hood Covering
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