Originally Posted by
leaddog2015
OK, my roadsters trunk will not open and the handle is in floppy mode. From what I read in this thread that means the pneumatic lock is engaged. I started the drop top sequence far enough to reach in the trunk and pull the emergency trunk handle which broke. Now thinking about it, that would have not worked anyway.
So my question, is there a way to reset the pneumatic top system to release the trunk lock?
Thanks for your thoughts,
Michael
The roadster has an electric trunk lock in addition to the pneumatic one. The electric one is there because the trunk lid and the tonneau cover will strike each other if the trunk lid is open during the top up or down sequence. Your problem
could be the electric lock is stuck in the lock position. Post #107 in this thread offers a possible way of getting your trunk open by manipulating the solenoid on the electric lock. Post #122 shows you how to remove the actuator end off the solenoid so this won't happen again. Probably a good idea to look at #122 first so you'll know what the accordion thing mentioned in post #107 looks like.
If this is your problem, remove only the black actuator tip from the solenoid. It communicates with the car's computer. Removing it completely will cause the computer to assume there is a problem with the trunk lid position and not allow the top to go up or down. With the actuator tip removed the solenoid can't reach the locking pawl so it can't lock the mechanism. The solenoid thinks it's doing it's job and tells the computer all is OK back here. You just have to remember to never attempt to open or leave the trunk lid open when raising or lowering the top because this German engineered safeguard won't be there any more.