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The following is a description of changing the position sensor on the left-hand side. Changing the position sensor on the right-hand side can be done in the same manner.

Operate the soft top half way down and secure it with the soft top support.

Fig 1: Operate Soft Top Half Way Down And Secure With Soft Top Support
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Remove the rear rail seal. Remove the seal by pulling it out of the middle of the U-shaped rail. Unhook the top part of the seal from its mounting. Leave the seal hanging.

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Rail Seal
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Close the soft top and leave the sixth bow open. Secure with the soft top support. Open the windows.

Fig 3: Identifying Soft Top Support
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Pull out the sixth bow locking strip up to the rear window on the sixth bow. Then remove outer roof edging strip from the bow up to the rear window on the sixth bow.

Fig 4: Pull Out Sixth Bow Locking Strip Up To Rear Window
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Unhook the outer roof attaching profile from the rear rail.

Fig 5: Identifying Outer Roof
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Fold up the outer roof slightly.
Unplug the position sensor connector. Observe the location of the cable.

Fig 6: Illustration For Step 7-8
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Remove the sensor holder using a screwdriver.
Unhook the position sensor from the holder where appropriate.

Fig 7: Unlock Position Sensor From Holder
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