Roof stuck ... aaarrrggghhh!!! 
Driving through Cottenham, north of Cambridge, today ... trust me, the detail is relevant ... decided to put the roof down. It reached the boot-lid-vertical/largest-spoiler-on-a-car position and ... 'Bong' + red light + 'Roof System Failure'.
Thoughts of (i) being AA low-loader-ed home under a large tarpaulin, (ii) calling the nearest BMW concession & being charged a fortune, (iii) rain, (iv) w.t.f. and so on crossed my mind.
Decided to try what was possible before doing (i) or (ii). So, pressed Up & Down several times. Nothing, of course. Got out & tried to move all/any parts of roof. Remarkably solid, although deconstructed. More nothing. Realised that it was possible to reach between now-vertical boot lid and now-in-boot rear window. Tried to lift & re-click "boot cover" in boot - a name that must make more sense in German than English. Couldn't. So, pulled from boot all soft items that would slide through gap - 3 coats.
At this point, realised, too, that other items - 2 hard cases & a bag - had shifted in boot. Pushed them as far back as possible. Unclicked/re-clicked 'boot cover'. Pressed Up button and ... Bingo.
Now, the role of Cottenham in this saga. Today, by bizarre chance and before my roof stuck, I met a councillor of this good parish and complained to her about its large number of sleeping policemen that are unpainted or unmarked ...
Driving through Cottenham, north of Cambridge, today ... trust me, the detail is relevant ... decided to put the roof down. It reached the boot-lid-vertical/largest-spoiler-on-a-car position and ... 'Bong' + red light + 'Roof System Failure'.
Thoughts of (i) being AA low-loader-ed home under a large tarpaulin, (ii) calling the nearest BMW concession & being charged a fortune, (iii) rain, (iv) w.t.f. and so on crossed my mind.
Decided to try what was possible before doing (i) or (ii). So, pressed Up & Down several times. Nothing, of course. Got out & tried to move all/any parts of roof. Remarkably solid, although deconstructed. More nothing. Realised that it was possible to reach between now-vertical boot lid and now-in-boot rear window. Tried to lift & re-click "boot cover" in boot - a name that must make more sense in German than English. Couldn't. So, pulled from boot all soft items that would slide through gap - 3 coats.
At this point, realised, too, that other items - 2 hard cases & a bag - had shifted in boot. Pushed them as far back as possible. Unclicked/re-clicked 'boot cover'. Pressed Up button and ... Bingo.
Now, the role of Cottenham in this saga. Today, by bizarre chance and before my roof stuck, I met a councillor of this good parish and complained to her about its large number of sleeping policemen that are unpainted or unmarked ...
Thank goodness I don't have them, Rob.