The Fully Automatic Convertible Top - BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual

The fully automatic convertible top

D o n ot re a c h into th e c o nv ertible to p
m e c h a nis m d urin g o p e nin g a n d clo sin g.
K e e p c hildre n a w ay fro m th e m o vin g
p arts of th e c o nv ertible to p d urin g o p er-
atio n.
T h e a uto m atic s e q u e n c e w ill b e int er-
ru p t e d im m e diat ely if y o u rele a s e th e
b utto n th at o p erat e s th e to p . T h e
s e q u e n c e c a n b e c o ntin u e d in th e
d e sire d dire ctio n b y pre ssin g this
b utto n.<
A ft er h a vin g b e e n store d for a n
e xt e n d e d p erio d of tim e in th e
c o nv ertible to p c o m p artm e nt — e . g.
d urin g th e w int er m o nth s b e c a u s e th e
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h ardto p w as b eing us e d — you m ay
h av e to su p p ort th e c onv ertible to p by
h a n d w h e n closing it for th e first tim e:
If th e c onv ertible to p should h alt just
b efore th e closing p h as e is c o m plete d,
pre ss a g ainst th e front s e ction of th e
c onv ertible to p fra m e fro m th e outsid e to
h elp th e closing pro c e ss along. C ontinu e
pre ssing th e s witc h w hile d oing so until
th e to p starts u p a g ain on its o w
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O pening and closing
1 C lo sin g
2 O p e nin g
C o ntin u e pre ssin g th e b utto n for o p er-
atin g th e c o nv ertible to p u ntil th e
o p e nin g or clo sin g pro c e ss h a s e n d e d .
T h e sid e w in d o w s w ill lo w er slig htly
w hile it is b ein g o p e n e d . W h e n th e to p
is b ein g clo s e d , th e sid e w in d o w s w ill
als o clo s e if y o u c o ntin u e pre ssin g th e
b utto n aft er th e c o nv ertible to p h a s
finis h e d clo sin g.
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T h e re d in dic ator la m p w ill lig ht u p
w hile th e c o nv ertible to p is in m otio n. It
w ill k e e p blin kin g aft er y o u rele a s e th e
b utto n, if th e o p e nin g or clo sin g pro c e -
d ure w a s n ot c o m ple t e d pro p erly.
T h e c o nv ertible to p c a n n ot b e m o v e d if
th e c o nv ertible to p c o m p artm e nt p a n el
is rais e d . In this c a s e , th e y ello w in di-
c ator la m p w ill lig ht u p a n d sta y o n
w h e n th e b utto n is pre ss e d , in dic atin g
th at it is n ot p o ssible to c o m ple t e a
c o nv ertible to p o p eratio n.
F lip d o w n th e c o nv ertible to p c o m p art-
m e nt p a n el; s e e p a g e 4 1.
If th e o p e nin g or clo sin g pro c e ss
h a s b e e n int erru p t e d , th e c o nv ert-
ible to p w ill re m ain in th at p o sitio n for
1 5 min ut e s.
A ft er th at, th e c o nv ertible to p c a n b e
m o v e d a g ain a n d , if it is a n e m erg e n c y
situ atio n, y o u m a y n e e d to h elp th e to p
alo n g m a n u ally. T his c a n als o b e d o n e
in ig nitio n k e y p o sitio n 0.
T h e lu g g a g e c o m p artm e nt c a n n ot b e
o p e n e d w hile th e c o nv ertible to p is in
m otio n.
W h e n o p eratin g th e c o nv ertible to p , th e
w in d o w s w ill lo w er slig htly w h e n y o u
pre ss o n th e s w itc h, a n d aft er th e
o p e nin g o p eratio n h a s finis h e d , th e y
w ill m o v e u p a g ain if y o u c o ntin u e
h oldin g th e s w itc h d o w n for m ore th a n
2 s e c o n d s aft er th e in dic ator la m p h a s
g o n e o ut.<
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