Top stuck down - URGENT!

C

Champ

Member
 Fairport, NY
Hello. I have a bit of a crisis on my hands. The top on my '07 E85 is stuck down and I cannot garage it for a week due to work being done in my garage. Bad weather in the northeast U.S. coming soon, and although I have a cover, I'd rather not leave it in that state in my driveway. Does anyone know how to manually close the top? While on this topic, I noticed it slowing down in each direction recently, until it finally stopped all together. The red light still flashes when in the opening or closing mode, and I can hear the motor a wee bit, but it's not moving.

Anyone have a quick fix? Thanks very much!
 
Open the boot and locate the red loop at the top on the left-hand side - pull it out, and turn it 90 degrees to lock in place.

That disengages the roof motor and you should be able to open/close the roof manually
 
Just found this more detailed description for you...

GreyZed said:
Emergency actuator
If the electrics or hydraulics fail, the soft-top can be raised/lowered by means of the emergency
actuator.
To raise the soft-top using the emergency actuator, the following procedure must be followed:
- Open bypass circuit on hydraulic pump unit by pulling cable.
- Release soft-top stowage compartment catch by pulling cable.
- Raise soft-top to windscreen top rail by hand.
- Engage windscreen top rail lock using Allen key.
For lowering the soft-top with the emergency actuator, the procedure is reversed.
Opening bypass circuit on hydraulic pump unit:

In the boot on the left-hand side below the soft-top stowage compartment base there is a
release cable with a plastic pull handle. The plastic pull handle is pulled out as far as it will
go and then locked in that position by turning it through 90ยบ. This opens a bypass circuit
in the hydraulic pump unit. The soft-top can then be moved by hand.

Emergency stowage compartment catch release
The soft-top stowage compartment catch must then be released. This involves pulling the
release cable on the rear boot trim panel. The soft-top stowage compartment catch then
disengages. The release cable is on the boot bulkhead. Pulling the release cable handle
from inside the boot releases the soft-top stowage compartment catch. The soft-top can
then be raised up to the windscreen top rail by hand.
Operating the windscreen top rail lock manually:
To lock the soft-top to the windscreen top rail, the plastic trim on the front roof bow must
be removed. Below the plastic trim panel is a socket-head bolt. Using the Allen key supplied
in the vehicle toolkit, the windscreen top rail lock can then be locked or unlocked manually.
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for the quick reply. I did a little poking around and found the release cable. Much appreciated!
 
There's plenty more useful info on the Forum to help you get your roof working again as well :)
 
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