Ok. After waiting for a little less crazy sun, I tried the manual up/down procedure EXACTLY as in the video…including locking the hex bolt one click.

did this 4x.

i come around, get in and start the car, pull down and twist the d-ring, then push up on the top. The convertible top button is now lit red (video).

if I hit the top switch to open it, I hear the trunk unlock/lock actuator kick in but get no hydraulic sound or top movement. Button stays solid red.

now, when I give up and pull the top back down, when it gets about 1/4” from making contact with the frame, it starts beeping and the top button light now flashes.

it will stay in this state (beeping and flashing), until I tap the top button again. The beeping stops and button light stops flashing.


i then pull down twist the d-ring, lock the top, put up the windows manually (typically both windows will go up if you keep holding the top up button after closing the roof. This is not happening in this state.

holding the button down to try and get the windows closed does nothing. No beeping, no light flashing and no windows up. They go up fine manually by pressing the window buttons individually.

I’m including a few video blurbs to illustrate the process

help!!!!!

lol

i hope everyone is having a lovely day.

Ps. I TRIED uploading a few 15 serving videos to show steps and results. I guess we can’t. If anyone who is helping me would like to see them, I can forward manually. I FEEEEEEL like I’m inches away from solving this thing. Lol. Maybe thousands of dollars but definitely inches.

thanks again all