[R129 SL] Soft top out of synch

[Paul Samarin]

No kiddin!  I don't think my manual gave me that info, but it was 
certainly true.  I could not get the thing to latch at the back; 
nevertheless, I did operate the locking mechanisms on both sides all 
the way through *as if* it was catching the latch.  I forget which 
condition I left the locks in when I finally gave up, but everything's 
working now.  It won't cycle completely through in one step.  I hold 
the button forward until the top hits the windshield bar and then it 
stops without trying to latch; release the button and immediately push 
forward again and hold, and it completes the whole cycle.

Paul

On Jun 17, 2006, at 6:57 AM, Mark DeLuca wrote:

> 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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