Raising The Soft Top - Saab 2002 9-3 Owner's Manual

The front-edge locking of the tonneau
cover

Raising the soft top

WARNING
• Do not touch the hinges or struts of the
soft top during rasing the top, because
of the danger of being injured.
• Do not operate the soft top with pas-
sengers in the rear seat or bystanders
right next to the car, because of the
risk of head injuries.
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Locking handle
1 Pull the handle out and lift it
2 Push the handle in
1 Start the engine and let it idle.
2 Slide the ROOF button forward until the
5th bow is locked in the tonneau cover
and the SID has given an OK signal
(beep). The top must be locked within
20 seconds. If this is not done the soft
top will lift an inch or two (a few centime-
ters. In this case, slide the ROOF button
forward again until the SID gives an OK
signal. Lock the soft top with the locking
handle.
Note that all side windows will be auto-
matically lowered an inch or two (a few
centimetres) so as to protect the seal
Convertible
strips when the soft top is raised.
The window operation is bypassed
throughout the raising cycle to prevent
the windows being raised.
3 Pull the front end of the soft top down
with the aid of the closing handle and
lock the soft top by rotating the locking
handle up.
• Pull the handle down.
• Rotate the handle upwards, the soft top
will be locked.
• Push the handle in.
Check that the hooks have locked the soft
top.
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