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Old Nov 14, 2023 | 10:20 PM
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Default Re: Top inoperable - where to start?

Originally Posted by Robgauss
Wow. Did not expect that as a reply.
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I apologize, been a bad day.

Here is the easy way to figure things out:
1) Read the thread I posted so you understand how the top works.
2) The top won't go down, got it. Will it go UP?

The answer to question 2 tells you, to a LARGE extent, where your issue is. Put the top down manually, with the engine running so the PTCM sees what you are doing, then hit the button to raise it - if it goes UP but not DOWN, it's either the divider switch or the top open switch over the passengers' head - PERIOD, it can't be ANYTHING ELSE. The thread I pointed you to SHOWS you where these sensors are and how they operate. (If the top won't go up either, that is another matter and not as easy [usually] to diagnose.)

In any event, no one should be driving a Roadster (or at least, drive one with the top down), without knowing how to move the top manually. Also, if the top tool is in the trunk you better move it into the passenger cabin. NOW.

To understand how to put the top down so the PTCM understands you did so, watch this:

 

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