Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
Engage parking brake.
Lower the side windows.
Lower rear head restraints
( page 115).
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If the rear head restraints cannot be
lowered using the rear head restraint
lowering switch, the roll bars may have
been released. For more information,
see "Operating roll bars manually"
( page 401).
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For safety reasons, remove SmartKey
from starter switch.
Open the trunk.
Remove the trunk floor cover.
Take the two straps for soft top emer-
gency operation out of vehicle tool kit
( page 391).
Take hex wrench out of its storage
location in the storage well casing.
Open the left side trim panel in the
trunk.
1 Locking mechanism
Pull locking mechanism 1 out until it
stops and rotate it approx. one-quarter
of a turn.
Make sure the locking mechanism
does not retract again. If this happens,
pull the locking mechanism out again
and rotate it approx. one-quarter of a
turn.