[R129 SL] Soft top out of synch

[Paul Samarin]

I don't know about the battery, but have you moved it all the way 
through manually?  There are instructions in the rear of the owner's 
manual and there's a special tool in the tool kit.  That tool fits the 
locking mechanisms in the windshield and the trunk.  I was never able 
to get it to lock down the rear, but after having moved the locks 
through all positions several times, the computer finally had pity on 
me and decided to work.

Paul

On Jun 17, 2006, at 5:40 AM, Mark DeLuca wrote:

> 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:
>> 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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