[R129 SL] Soft top out of synch

[Mark DeLuca]

Paul -

I disconnected the battery this morning and cycled the windows, but that did
not do the trick. I'll try operating the top manually to see if that helps.
I read the same manual operation instructions in the owners manual but I
didn't try it because it said that the rear bow can't be locked down when
operating the top manually. Since that is the part that I am having trouble
with I assumed that it wouldn't produce the desired effect.

However, having few other options I'll give that one a try next.

- Mark D.

On 6/17/06, Paul Samarin <pauls at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 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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