Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport 2007 Manual page 1291

open/close the deck panel manually on a vehicle where the temporary
measure has already been performed, perform the following procedure
and open/close the deck panel manually.
Open the deck panel
1. Pull the rope on the vehicle's front (rope is inside of vehicle) to disengage the sector gear and the lock pin
of the deck panel base link.
2. Lift up the deck panel from the both the left and right sides of the vehicle, one person on each side, to
open the deck panel.
Fig. 135: Pulling Rope From Vehicle Front
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Close the deck panel
NOTE:
If the deck panel needs to be opened/closed again or to drive the vehicle,
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perform the following procedure to close the deck panel.
1. Close the deck panel from both the left and right sides of the vehicle, one person on each side.
2. Pull the rope on the vehicle's rear (rope is outside of vehicle) along the trunk lid to engage and lock the
sector gear and the lock pin of the deck panel base link.
Fig. 136: Pulling Rope From Vehicle Rear Side
2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport
2007 ACCESSORIES & BODY, CAB Exterior Trim - MX-5 Miata