Mazda MX-5 2021 Manual page 102

▼ 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
Lock release button
Top latch
Striker
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
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
Before Driving
Front edge
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