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150MPH
Thanks Klaus for the tips. However, I can manually depress both the switch in the windshield frame and the switch above the passenger seat and activate the chime without putting any tension on the top or rear bow. I will definitely give that a look though, I haven't had a chance to look at the car since the last time I posted.
Looking forward to reading what you find out, especially with respect to reset procedure.
Interesting that you can activate the chime by pushing those two switches. I don't own an XF, so I cannot verify, but would have thought that you would clearly get a warning if you drove with the top unlatched in the front.
The issue I described about the rear bow lock micro switch getting 'untriggered' once the canvas is pulled tight, will come up again in this forum in a few years. It took about 15 years to be an issue with Mercedes R129 SL-Class roadsters, which use similar locks above the windshield. Here is a thread on BenzWorld that tackles the issue:
Soft top closed switches? - Mercedes-Benz Forum
Klaus