Adjusting Convertible Top Mechanism

Adjusting Convertible Top Mechanism

Technical values







Preliminary work







1. Move convertible top to service position
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 centring journal. Refer to 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.







3. Press left and right push bar springs 8 out of the ball head of the lever.







Adjusting convertible top gear

1. Unscrew the fastening screw 1 out of the lever 2 and remove the cover 3 and lever 2 from the convertible top gear 4.







2. Unclip clip 6 from the pliable shaft 5 and disengage the shaft from the drive motor 7.







Adjusting marking version

3. Insert the pliable shaft of the convertible top gear to be adjusted 4 into the drive motor and adjust the marking notch on the shaft Arrow so that it is parallel with the marking notch on the convertible top gear Arrow using the rocker switch in the vehicle. (Adjusting convertible top gear synchronously at the left and right).







Measuring variant

4. Push the lever 2 onto convertible top gear 4.







5. Position cover 3 and lever 2 on the convertible top gear 4 and tighten with the fastening screw 1 (micro-self-locking).
After loosening the fastening screw 1, it must be replaced or secured fairly tightly with Loctite 243. M12: 80 Nm (59 ftlb.)







6. Insert the pliable shaft 5 in the drive motor 4 and secure with the clip 6.







Subsequent work

1. Refer to Adjusting Cabriolet convertible top.