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2. Place one hand on the upper rear and one hand on the
front of the door frame.
3. Pull the frame toward you with your rearward hand to
remove the frame from the vehicle.
4. Screw the knobs 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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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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CAUTION! (Continued)
•Refer to “Appearance Care for Fabric Top Models”
in “Maintaining Your Vehicle” for further infor-
mation. It contains important information on
cleaning and caring for your vehicle’s fabric top.
•Do not use any tools (screwdrivers, etc.) to pry or
force any of the clamps, clips, or retainers securing
the soft top. Do not force or pry the soft top
framework when opening or closing. Damage to
the top may result.
WARNING!
•Do not drive the vehicle with the rear window
curtain up unless the side curtains are also re-
moved. Dangerous exhaust gases could enter the
vehicle causing harm to the driver and passengers.(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•The fabric upper doors and fabric top are designed
only for protection against the elements. Do not
rely on them to contain occupants within the
vehicle or to protect against injury during an
accident. Remember, always wear seat belts.
CAUTION!
Failure to follow these cautions may cause interior
water damage, stains or mildew on the top material:
•It is recommended that the top be free of water
prior to opening it. Operating the top, opening a
door or lowering a window while the top is wet
may allow water to drip into the vehicle’s interior.(Continued)
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16. Grasp the swing gate bar and position it into the
swing gate brackets.
17. Apply downward pressure on the top corner of the
rear soft top bow (3–bow), then complete attaching the
sail panel retainers into the body side channel.18. Close the header latches and return the sun visors to
their secured position.
SOFT TOP (FOUR-DOOR MODELS)
Please visit the owner’s section of Jeep.com for instruc-
tional videos.
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CAUTION! (Continued)
•Refer to “Appearance Care for Fabric Top Models”
in “Maintaining Your Vehicle” for further infor-
mation. It contains important information on
cleaning and caring for your vehicle’s fabric top.
•Do not use any tools (screwdrivers, etc.) to pry or
force any of the clamps, clips, or retainers securing
the soft top. Do not force or pry the soft top
framework when opening or closing. Damage to
the top may result.
WARNING!
•Do not drive the vehicle with the rear window
curtain up unless the side curtains are also open.
Dangerous exhaust gases which can kill could
enter the vehicle.(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•The fabric upper doors and fabric top are designed
only for protection against the elements. Do not
rely on them to contain occupants within the
vehicle or to protect against injury during an
accident. Remember, always wear seat belts.
CAUTION!
Failure to follow these cautions may cause interior
water damage, stains or mildew on the top material:
•It is recommended that the top be free of water
prior to opening it. Operating the top, opening a
door or lowering a window while the top is wet
may allow water to drip into the vehicle’s interior.(Continued)
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16. Before lowering the top, open the swing gate to
prevent possible damage to the rear center high-mounted
brake light. Grasp the folded side bows and slide the top
along the door frame track to the rear door frame.
17. Gently slide the side bows off the door frame track
and lower the top down into the vehicle.NOTE:
Help from another person will ease this opera-
tion.
18. Tuck the fabric and the check straps between the
bows as far inside as possible. This will keep any portion
of the top from flapping outside of the vehicle.
19. Once the top is fully down, use the Velcro straps
provided to secure the top to the vehicle by wrapping the
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strap around the side bows and through the slot on the
body.20. Close the front header latches.
21. Remove the door frames, if desired. Refer to “Door
Frame” in this section for further information.
Putting Up The Soft Top
NOTE:
Be extremely careful when putting up the soft
top to prevent the doors from getting scratched. It may be
helpful to open the rear doors.
1. Install the door frames, if removed. Refer to “Door
Frame” in this section for further information.
2. Undo the straps used to secure the top in the down
position and store in secure location.
3. Open the swing gate.
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19. Complete the installation of the sail panel by insert-
ing the rest of the retainer into the body channel.
20. Close the header latches and return the sun visors to
their secured position.SUNRIDER(TWO-DOOR MODELS) — IF
EQUIPPED
CAUTION!
Operating the top, opening a door or lowering a
window while the top is wet may allow water to drip
into the vehicle’s interior.
NOTE: If you are going to be driving faster than 40 mph
(64 km/h) with the Sunrider feature open, it is recom-
mended that you remove the rear window of the vehicle.3
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