[R129 SL] Soft top out of synch

[Mark DeLuca]

Thanks Paul. I tried cycling it several times, as well as resetting the
windows (open all the way and hold down the button for several seconds). All
to no avail. I wonder if disconnecting the battery would do anything?

On 6/16/06, Paul Samarin <pauls at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 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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