Video

That was a perfect explanation I've ever seen. Thank you

I just completed this procedure today. Here are some roadblocks I faced and how I got around them. If you’re having trouble removing the panels from the rear of the interior, you need a trim removal tool, there’s no good place to grip to simply pull. Carefully pry between the panel and the top of the ambient lighting assembly, start about an inch or two back from the front corner, it will take some force the first time you remove them as the clips are stiff, but they will come off. Once you get the first clip released, it’s easy to pull the rest of the way. If your windows won’t roll up after, your hardtop may not be fully locked into place. Verify that the rear module locking cylinders have been fully returned to the locked position. If you’re having trouble like I was, I climbed through my vehicles rear seat pass through so that I could close the valve on the pump, as you cannot open the trunk when the top isn’t fully locked. I punched the door to get it open and ripped the ski bag out :) Once the valve was closed, I pulled up on the button and it was able to complete the locking of the top. If you have the ski bag pass through, you’ll find that you cannot easily remove the panel behind the rear seats to access the CTM. Simply remove what you can, including the passenger side luggage hook, and you can bend the panel back enough to easily access the CTM and the leads needed to operate the electronic roof locks. Lifting the top sounds daunting but don’t be scared, I’m not particularly strong in any sense of the word, and I was able to do it with the help of one person. The key to this process, GO SLOW. Follow the directions in the video very carefully, pause and rewind when you must. If you take your time, you’ll be sure to have success.

This video was an absolutely invaluable resource to me today. A few days ago, I had a hall sensor fail on my top while it was fully retracted. The rear module would open no more than 12” before a “roof movement impaired” message flashed on idrive, and the operation would stop. The trunk was empty, and an error code for one of the hall sensors appeared when scanning. My top was stuck down for 3 days, which wasn’t too big of a deal as it’s summer in California, so it kept it covered with a blanket. My local BMW dealership, a very large location with a newly built state of the art service center, said they couldn’t help me! Claimed they didn’t offer service on these tops. With the help of this video, I was able to successfully close and lock my top into place. To all who made this video possible, I express my sincerest gratitude.

Still you not showing where the pump is located is it behind the seats?

❤

My roof is latched and I cant seem to pull it up

Poor guy. Mercedes can do better than this key stone cop skit. This should be on Saturday Night show. I got a laugh out of his struggles.

what if it feels stuck when you try to pull the top? is it because of the hydraulic fluid?

The soft top on my 1997 SL500 is working fine now, thanks to this very effective video on how to replace a leaking front lock cylinder. It would have been a disaster to attempt the replacement without this video. I have one suggestion concerning the use of vice grips to remove the cylinder from the lock. I saw the recommendation to use a 7mm wrench. I obtained a 7 mm and observed that it fit nicely on the replacement cylinder, but not the old cylinder on the lock. The problem was that the jaw of the 7mm was wider than the distance between the shoulder on the cylinder and the lock. I could not find a tool narrow enough to engage the cylinder and resorted to the vice grips. I suggest that you design a tool to engage the narrow space between the cylinder shoulder and the lock and include it with the replacement cylinder. This might save some excessive damage due to guys resorting to vise grips.

I have an issue where I put the top down on my 2006 R1721. But when I pit it up the small rear windows dont come up what causes this?

My electric system for the roof doesn't work, so I do it manually, but sometimes the roof feels "stuck" and it doesn't move until a few minutes later, is it because of the hydraulic fluid?

IS THERE SOMEONE IN HOUSTON TEXAS THAT CAN FIX ONE.........PLEASE ADDVISE

Just bought eos 2009. Roof top doesn’t work. I will investigate. Thanks for the video

My top stop working, its open at 50% so I couldn't drive my car like this , TOP MALFUNCION SEE MANUAL, BUT everything is perfect i mean i think is something with the module or fuse, mechanically is perfect , how can I reset the system ?

Klaus! I need to replace the micro switch on driver side roll bar area 06 slk 280. What tool is required to remove the switch??? Thx

The part where you pull it open is still locked for me

The rain started, hurry, let's put the top down 😀

Thanks for the video but I managed to get the roof up and lock on top but I couldn’t manually move the locks on the side, they literally won’t budge. Also the windows will not go up now..do you have any advice please 😢

It does not say a breakdown, it gives a warning that the hood invades outer space and the hood is left halfway

When it is very hot, the top does not fully open. Is it possible that the fault is due to the oil?

Very informative videos, thank you for that! How would you remove the hose from the distributor, since I have a hole in the hose that runs from the distributor to the cilinder?

Great explanation! Would be great to have a video about how to replace the hard top fluid with a new one.

Hardtop not locking down in back. R129 1994 How i can do it ? Subscribe Search this Thread

You saved my roof! Thanks for the sound advice 🙌

Thank you so much very well explained

Hey Klaus I was hoping you could help me out because I heard you are the expert and have affordable cylinders. So I’m able to open my clk209 with no problem but when it’s time to close it problem is it won’t move at all .. I have icarsoft and I have a CODE B1951 the state of limit switch in Catch position is unreasonable. You Know what the problem could be?

Hey Klaus, you mentioned that the decklid open switch was easy to replace even if we can not find the part. How do we fix the switch or replace it to open and close the circuit even if we cannot find the part?

Hello. Great video on the manual operation of the top up and down. Here is a twist. The top is up and on lock position for travel. Sadly, the latch on the trunk is not operating properly so I cannot get into the trunk to unlock the mechanism in the trunk. Any suggestions?

Thanks for doing this. Dreading the day my ‘08 fails, but will be thankful to have these videos to refer to.

Hi, Mine is stuck in compartment, I can't manually close the softtop, and can't close the lid either. What have I bad done ? 🤔

🎉🎉🎉

Do I have to replace the cylinder AND the lines? Or can I Just replace the cylinder and use the old hoses?

Where can I buy the pump. I’m having an extremely hard time finding one

I've used Klaus for a pump and two ram rebuilds... Very professional and now that I'm watching this again, I'll be getting ahead of problems by having the rest of the rams, and the locks rebuilt...

Can the switch be installed last?

Hello! .After replacing my rear locks, when I close the soft top, the warning is on with that annoying buzzer, when the top is down no warning. What could that be? Thank you.

hello , can i do this process with the windows not fully down ? after i flip the rear module back , i cannot take the 3 pieces up. why ? are they latched down or what ?

hello , can i do this process with the windows not fully down ? after i flip the rear module back , i cannot take the 3 pieces up. why ? are they latched down or what ?

Very good vids of the R170 & R171 do you have anything planned for the R172 ? Regards Stuart

Merci. Very useful information and demonstration I found nowhere else. You have explained r170 and r171. I hope to see sometimes if r172 is the same or different

Cuando las mangueras están vacías I los cilindros como los relleno ?

Hello Klaus, I followed the steps in this video but at the last part where you moved the right trunk lid cylinder from its backward position to the FORWARD position, how did you do that? I can’t seem to move the trunk cylinder forward because it was hard. I was connecting the cylinder with the ball joint while trying to move it both to the forward position right?

I tapped both wire for the flippers. 12 volts to either wire just sparks and doesn’t do anything.

I have E350, tried to pull release knobs out to turn but they wont come out. What am I doing wrong? Thx Also, if my roof will go down but not go up, what is the problem? Thx

Thanks for such a great instructional video, i've attempted this on my car which has roof stuck in trunk/boot and trunk doesnt move at all during roof activation. Unfortunately i cant get the pistons to move, one moves about a cm but retracts but the other (right) is rock solid so im assuming it is a mechanical jam on the locking mechanism. Is there any way of accessing this with the roof down? You can hear it engaging an actuator but then stops.

Excellent video and thanks

thanks for informative video. mine failed this morning. leaking fluid from center and right top mechanism. probably need overhaul.

best vid

Hello and thenk you for all the excellent info! Just one question, after i changed the oil and freed the solenoids to empty the oil from hydravlics as well, i can't prime the pump. There is air in the system and the roof is not working. Do you have any recomendation about how to fully prime the pump?

VERY GOOD VIDEO