Mazda MX-5 2020 Owner's Manual page 108

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
3-38
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