2014 JEEP WRANGLER Owners Manual

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 pullswill stay on the rear window.
Pull down on the rear
window to disengage it from the zipper on the top
cover.
6. Remove the rear window retainer from the swing gate bracket on both the left and right sides.
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7. Stow the windows carefully to avoid scratching.
8. Undo the Velcro® that runs along the top and rearedge of the side window.
9. Beginning from the rear lower corner, completely unzip the window. 10. Once unzipped, remove the side window retainers
from the door channel and body side channel. Repeat
this step on the opposite side.
11. Finish releasing the sail panel retainers from the body side channel at the rear corners of the vehicle.
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NOTE:When releasing the sail panel retainers, it is
helpful to pull down on the rear roof bow.
12. Fold the sail panels so that they rest on top of the soft top. 13. 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.
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14. Grasp the front side bow behind the header, and liftthe top. 15. Fold back the front section of the top, pulling the
fabric rearward. Gently rest the header on top of the
rear portion of the deck.
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16. Fold the top so that the material forms aWas
shown. Enter the vehicle and move the material into
two folds. 17. Release the side bows by pressing down on the latch
above the front of the rear door. Push the top
rearward to disengage. Repeat this step on the other
side.
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18. Before lowering the top, open the swing gate toprevent 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. 19. 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.
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20.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.
21. Once the top is fully down, use the Velcro® strapsprovided to secure the top to the vehicle by wrapping
the strap around the side bows and through the slot
on the body. 22. Close the front header latches.
23. Remove the door frames, if desired. Refer to “Door
Frame” in this section for further information.
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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.
4. Grasp the folded side bows and lift to the top of the rear door frames.
NOTE: Help from another person will ease this opera-
tion. 5. Insert the slider feature of the knuckles into the door
frame tracks and slide the top forward.
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