[R129 SL] Soft top out of synch

[Paul Samarin]

I recommend just working it through a couple of times.  If it just 
won't go electronically, try to complete it manually, and then try to 
cycle it through electronically. I'm no expert, I just had this work 
for me--unexplainedly.

Paul

On Jun 16, 2006, at 3:34 PM, Mark DeLuca wrote:

> Guys -
>
> I partially opened the soft top on my 2000 SL500 in order to access 
> the mechanicals so that I could lube the rails. I opened it half way 
> and then stopped the operation and removed the ignition key to kill 
> the power. While I was working the lubricant into the rails I 
> accidentially pushed the soft top back down with my other hand. The 
> soft top now goes down just fine, but when I raise/close it the final 
> step, locking down the rear posts (bow section), fails. It clicks and 
> makes all of the normal sounds as though it is locking down, but the 
> posts do not engage in the holes so the rear bow section is not locked 
> down. From the looks of it the posts are slightly overshooting the 
> holes. It is close enough that I can coax them in, but when I do that 
> it pulls the back of the top down partially, but not down all of the 
> way.
>
> It is apparent that the placement of the top in reality it is out of 
> synch with where the computer thinks that it is. The top is open/down 
> now, any suggestions on how to get the controller mechanism synched so 
> that it will cose all of the way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark D.
>
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