Roof Down Button Flashing
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a post was on here with the same problem the other day, to which i replied.
it often happens because you havent had the roof open over winter or for a long period of time. it happened to me when i started putting the roof down again.
the problem is that the fabric 'forgets' how it fold down and goes down all untidy.
1. lower the roof half way
2. go to the back of the car and smooth out the fabric so it goes in neater, you will see what i mean
3. jump back in the car and lower the roof all the way down
4.check the roof is in the locking catch between the headrests, if it is only slightly raised just push the roof down.
you may need to do this a couple of times so that the fabric gets used to going down like that but it should solve your problem. if not it may be a bigger issue.
you could also check the knobs in the boot for the roof tray are fully in the correct position.
hope this helps!
richard
it often happens because you havent had the roof open over winter or for a long period of time. it happened to me when i started putting the roof down again.
the problem is that the fabric 'forgets' how it fold down and goes down all untidy.
1. lower the roof half way
2. go to the back of the car and smooth out the fabric so it goes in neater, you will see what i mean
3. jump back in the car and lower the roof all the way down
4.check the roof is in the locking catch between the headrests, if it is only slightly raised just push the roof down.
you may need to do this a couple of times so that the fabric gets used to going down like that but it should solve your problem. if not it may be a bigger issue.
you could also check the knobs in the boot for the roof tray are fully in the correct position.
hope this helps!
richard
My red light comes on 1 in every 4 times i drop the roof, plus the windows stay half down even when there is no red light on, the roof drops and raises quickly and locks down, should the windows raise up when the roof is put the down/up cycle is complete ? The car wasn't used for 8 months before i bought it, but has a new battery.
Found it, http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=190 windows working properly now.
Midhurstman
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tuco said:
If this doesn't work, it will be the roof latch not locking properly when down. A gentle push down in the centre of the lowered hood, just behind the seats, whilst holding the hood down button, should lock it in place and see the windows come up. It's important to make sure the roof is always locked down as, at high speed, the wind can get under the front of it and lift it up. As has been stated earlier it is often caused by infrequent use of the top down, such as over the winter period. The hood just doesn't fold quite as tightly as it should when it's finally lowered. Often, cycling the up down sequence 5 or 6 times cures the problem and the soft top locks down correctly.
I've had my 11 year old zed from new and always had this problem. I went to 2 BMW garages when new to be told it was a known problem, but that there was no known solution. One said it was a sensor issue....
I've lived with it ever since, with no issues (windows automatically come back up etc)
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I've lived with it ever since, with no issues (windows automatically come back up etc)
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Midhurstman said:
Disagree!!
oke: The windows should still come back up even though the roof doesn't lock down in the open position. Many people including myself (even though my roof isn't working at the mo) suffer from the roof not clicking shut due to how the roof folds when lowering and the wind will NOT get underneath and start lifting it. They omitted the locking mechanism on the facelift model because of this.