Soft top storage
The soft top storage (1) is a space between the luggage compartment and the rear seat. I comprises folding boards mounted with three hinges (2) to the torsion box and a wire driven mechanism, which lifts or lowers the soft top storage. It expands the space automatically to provide more luggage space when the soft top is closed. The space for the soft top storage is expanded when the soft top is opened.
When the soft top is open (lowered), the soft top is kept in the space between the rear seat (torsion box) and the luggage compartment, where it is protected in the soft top storage (1).
When the soft top is closed (raised), the soft top storage (1) is raised by its drive device (3) to make the luggage compartment bigger. The position of the soft top storage is indicated by a position sensor mounted in the mechanism (3).
The soft top drive device (3) has a position sensor (hall sensor) mounted on the soft top drive hinge that informs the control module if the soft top storage (1) is down or not.
If the soft top storage (1) is not at its lowest position, the control module will not operate the soft top but will send a bus message, after which the Saab information display (SID) will show: "Soft top blocked. Remove obstruction and try again", meanwhile an acoustic signal will be heard.