Mazda MX-5 Owner's Manual page 116

Before Driving
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
Lowering the Convertible Top
CAUTION
Do not sit on the folded convertible top.
Otherwise, the convertible top could
be damaged or you may fall off and be
injured.
1. Make sure the parking brake is applied.
2. If the engine is running, turn it off.
3. Make sure there are no objects which
have been placed in the area where the
convertible top is to be retracted.
4. With the lock release button depressed
forward, pull back the top latch lever to
unlock it.
5. Remove the striker from the anchor.
Anchor
3–40
Lock release button
Top latch
Striker
NOTE
If the power windows do not go down
automatically, fully open the windows or
open the doors.
6. Standing outside of the vehicle, hold
the convertible top along the front edge
and pull it toward the vehicle rear.
NOTE
To lower the convertible top from inside
the vehicle, use the convertible top's
handles.
Convertible top's handles
Front edge