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2. Place one hand on the upper rear and one hand on the
upper front of the front door frame.
3. Pull the frame toward you with your front hand to
remove the frame from the vehicle.4. Unscrew and remove the remaining door frame at-
tachment knob on the rear door frame.
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5. Place one hand on the upper rear and one hand on the
upper front of the rear door frame. Pull the frame toward
you with your rear hand to remove the frame from the
vehicle.
6. Screw the knob back into the door frame and fold for
storage. Store in a secure location.
WARNING!
Never store the door frames in your vehicle. In an
event of an accident, a loose door frame many cause
personal injury. If removed, always store the door
frames outside of the vehicle.
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NOTE:Clean side and rear windows before removal to
assist in preventing scratching during removal of the soft
top. If zippers are difficult to operate due to road dust,
etc., clean them with a mild soap solution and a small
brush. Cleaning products are available through your
authorized dealer.
1. If your vehicle has half doors, remove each half-door
window by opening the door and lifting the half-door
window out.
NOTE: Stow the half-door windows carefully outside of
the vehicle, never inside, to avoid scratches.
2. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side. 3. Release the header latches and leave the hooks in the
loops on the windshield.
4. Open the swing gate.
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5. Before unzipping the rear window, release the first 3 in
(7.6 cm) of both sail panels from the channel. Remove the
swing gate bar by pulling it straight rearward out of the
swing gate brackets.•Unzip the rear window starting at the right lower
corner of the window. Pull the zipper up, across the
top and down to the left lower corner.Zipper pulls
will stay on the rear window. Pull down on the rear
window to disengage it from the zipper on the top
cover. Stow the windows carefully to avoid scratch-
ing.
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10. As you begin to lower the top, fold the sail panels so
that they rest on top of the soft top.11. The swing gate brackets do not need to be removed
unless the hard top is being installed. To remove the
swing gate brackets, pull the front of the bracket forward
while rolling the entire bracket back in toward the vehicle
to disengage.
12. Completely release the latches from the loops on the
windshield frame.
If your vehicle is not equipped with
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14. Unlatch the side bows from both door rails (Sun-
riderModels only).
15. Before lowering the top, open the swing gate to
prevent possible damage to the rear center high-mounted
brake light. Move to the front of the vehicle. Grasp the
side bow behind the header and lift the top, folding it
toward the rear of the vehicle. NOTE:
Help from another person will ease this opera-
tion.
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8. Move to the rear of the vehicle and gently pull the sail
panels over the rear roof bow.9. Partially install the sail panel retainers into the body
side channel, leaving the last 3 in (7.6 cm) toward the rear
window loose (on both sides). Pulling down on the rear
roof bow (3–bow) will aid to reach the channel with the
retainers.
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NOTE:Clean side and rear windows before removal to
assist in preventing scratching during removal of the soft
top. If zippers are difficult to operate due to road dust,
etc., clean them with a mild soap solution and a small
brush. Cleaning products are available through your
authorized dealer.
1. If your vehicle has half-doors, remove each half-door
window by opening the door and lifting the half-door
window out.
NOTE: Stow half-door windows carefully outside of the
vehicle, never inside, to avoid scratches.
2. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.
3. Release the header latches and hooks from the loops
on the windshield frame. 4. Open the swing gate.
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