Soft Top Emergency Closing - Ferrari F430 SPIDER Owner's Manual

Soft top emergency closing

To close the soft top properly in an
emergency situation, two people are
required in some stages; as a consequence,
and also considering the complexity of this
operation, we recommend that you contact
a Ferrari Service Centre. They will
identify and correct the problem that does
not allow the soft top to close normally
using the control button.
If this is not possible, use the utmost
care when performing the emergency
closing procedures, as your hands could
get trapped in the soft top's movable
components. During the closing stages,
the soft top must never be operated using
the control button. To avoid accidental
activation, remove the ignition key before
beginning the operations. Park the vehicle
in a sufficiently spacious area, at a distance
from other vehicles.
To perform the operations, it is necessary
to use some of the tools contained in the kit
supplied with the vehicle:
T wrench;
A
B square head socket;
cross-head screwdriver.
C
C
A
Even if the images illustrate only one side of
the vehicle, they are are valid for both sides.
Carefully follow the below procedures,
paying attention to the reported sequence:
Operating sequence
• Open the engine compartment lid
• Using the T wrench push the fork
A
towards the front of the piston that
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moves the cover.
Using the cross-head screwdriver C, fully
push the fork, using the cover joint pin
a support; perform the same operation on
both sides of the vehicle.
2 - About your vehicle
Do not perform the operations with
your hands as your fingers could get
crushed.
B
1 A
C
as
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2
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