How To Manually Close Astra Twintop Roof
It appears to be shut but the boot isn t locked but will only open about an inch and when driving over about 20mph there is a bonging alarm.
How to manually close astra twintop roof. I have astra twin top 51 plate tried to put roof down tday but when u press button it beeps as if u. It opens fine and appears to close fine but it won t complete the closure cycle. Edge of the roof down using the forks on the side rails then the latches pull the roof into the fully locked position. The boot won t open close it can open just an inch or 2 and it looks like a kind of central mechanical hook is preventing it from opening more.
On top of this i have had to manually put the roof up. It is possible to manually close the roof system if you have access to the boot area on your astra twin top however it is fairly complicated and without doubt a 2 person job. Close folding roof manually. My 09 plate astra twin top s roof is causing a problem.
Quick reference guide astra twintop quick reference guide refer to the owner s manual for more detailed information. Finally lock down the roof manually placing a screwdriver into the tooth wheel area and shaft into the u notch located on the roof arms and employ a levering action to lock the roof on both sides of the vehicle. This video is part of the aa s training catalogue and t. Resetting the roof if the roof malfunctions or is manually opened or closed it will need to be reset before the automatic open close functions will work again.
To reset the roof use the manual opening and. Pull back the boot lid to the original resting place and close the boot. Close parcel shelf flap both sides. Open parcel shelf 1 until it reaches oblique position to the head restraint.
This video demonstrates the procedure to safely replace the roof of an astra tt manually. Lift up folding roof carefully and close. Screw in motor shaft screw until linkage lid is completely driven in.