Removing the tension cable

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Removing convertible-top covering
1. Remove convertible-top covering. See REMOVING CONVERTIBLE-TOP COVERING .

Disengaging the tension cable at the shaped sheetmetal part
1. Cut the plastic sleeve -2- open with a pair of scissors. See Fig 1.
2. Disengage the tension cable -3- from the tension spring -4- at the shaped sheetmetal part. See Fig 1.
3. Pull the tension cable -3- out of the seal -5- . See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Disengaging Tension Cable At Shaped Sheetmetal Part

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