2014 OPEL CASCADA window

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■ Load compartment partition isfolded out, pass-through flap isclosed 3 71.
■ Soft top lid is engaged in closed position.
■ Boot lid is completely closed.
■ Outside temperature is not lower than -7 °C for opening and -10 °C
for closing.
■ Vehicle battery voltage is sufficient.
■ The system is not overloaded by repeated operation (max. 5
complete cycles in succession).If any of these requirements are not fulfilled, a warning chime sounds
and a message appears in the
Driver Information Centre when the
switch is actuated and the soft top
will not open or close.
■ There must be no objects in front of
the rear window or in the pivot area of the soft top and the soft top lid.
If the automatic drive is not
operational when the soft top is open, execute a manual closing process,
see the following instructions in
"Manual closing in the event of a
system fault".
General hints
Note■ Always actuate the operation switch until the acoustic signal
sounds or the hazard warning
flashers illuminate, to ensure that
the soft top is completely opened
or closed.
■ The soft top can be held in an intermediate position to facilitate
cleaning of hood spaces and
gaskets. Release the switch in the
centre console during operation to
stop soft top movement in
intermediate position for a
maximum of 7 minutes when
ignition is on. After this time a warning chime sounds, the
hydraulic pressure in the system
decreases and the soft top can
start to move by itself.
■ Do not open the soft top if it is wet,
frozen or dirty.
■ Activating the soft top on uneven ground can lead to malfunctions
and damage.
■ Vehicle care 3 220.

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Manual closing in the event of asystem fault In case of malfunction of the electro-
hydraulic actuation, the opened soft
top can be closed manually.
A warning chime sounds and a
message appears in the Driver
Information Centre.
Caution
We strongly advise performing manual closing of the soft top with
two persons.
Manual operation of the soft top is permitted only for closing.
Read the following description
completely before starting to
operate.
Do not perform the manual closing with the vehicle parked on
downhill gradient or inclines.
Remove the large wind deflector
before starting to operate.
After closing, have the soft top
repaired by a workshop.
Prepare the following tools which are
required for manual operation:
■ Allen key with 4 mm hexagon on the
long side and 6 mm hexagon on the short side, located in the glovebox,
■ two strings, located in the glovebox,
■ screwdriver, located in the tool box in the load compartment 3 201.
1. Switch off ignition.
2. Open the boot lid and remove the
screwdriver from the tool box.
3. On the inside of the upper load compartment edge is a lever for
releasing the soft top lid. Locate
the lever and unlatch by swivelling
the lever downwards.

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Note
The boot lid cannot be opened from
next step on.
Remove the screwdriver from the
toolbox for further operation. It is
possible that the load compartment
cannot be opened until the vehicle is at a workshop. Therefore remove
any required objects from the load
compartment.
4. Close boot lid.
5. Lift up soft top lid from both sides simultaneously up to approx. the
half raised position.
6. Insert the 4 mm Allen key into the
marked position of the flap-drive
unit. Turn the Allen key clockwise
all the way to the stop, so that the sideways flaps are swivelled in.
7. Open the soft top lid to its end position.8. Remove plastic covers on both sides by pushing and sliding
backwards, see illustration.

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9. At the hinges on each side thereare visible marks.
10. Haul in the attached strings around the marked position at the
hinge on both sides and pull the
end of the string through the loop, as shown in the illustration.
11. Deposit the end of the strings at the front.
12.Pull out the soft top by lifting up the
front bow ( 1) and simultaneously
the tension bow ( 2) on both sides.
13. Move the front bow ( 1) to the
windscreen frame.
14. Remove the small lid in the windscreen frame trim using a
screwdriver which is inserted in
the recess of the lid.

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15. Insert the 6 mm Allen key into the
closure and lock the latch by
turning the Allen key clockwise to
its end position.
16. Lift up the tension bow ( 2) of the
soft top on both sides. Raise up
soft top lid by pushing slowly
approx. to the half raised position and then let it slide into the closed
position.
17. Lower the tension bow ( 2) of the
soft top.
Note
In this position, the vehicle can be
driven to a workshop for soft top overhaul. The soft top is not
completely waterproof and not
latched at the rear.
To latch the soft top completely,
execute the following step.18. Push down firmly each side of the
tension bow. Simultaneously pull
the string with a screwdriver cross in the loop slowly and continuous
to the front. Possibly support
yourself on the door frame with
the other hand. Execute this on
both sides to latch the soft top at
the rear.
After the last step, the boot lid can be
opened again. Allow the strings to be removed by your workshop.
The soft top may not be opened with
fixed strings.
Wind deflector

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There are two wind deflectors locatedin a bag behind the rear seat
backrests. Fold down the rear
backrests 3 71, open the Velcro
fasteners and move out the bag from
the recess.
■ The small wind deflector can be placed between the rear head
restraints.
■ The big wind deflector can be placed behind the front seats.
Do not place any objects on the wind
deflector.
To install the deflectors, the soft top
should be opened.
Fitting of the small wind
deflector ■ Fold down left rear backrest 3 71.
■ Remove the cover from the
guidance between the rear headrestraints by sliding sideways to the
left vehicle side.
■ Insert the adapter of the deflector with the elevation into the opposite
recess of the guidance.
■ Slide deflector in the guidance to the right vehicle side until it
engages.
■ Raise rear backrest.
Remove deflector in reverse order.
Fitting of the big wind deflector ■ Take the deflector out of the bag.
■ Extract the four locking pins of the deflector: the upper ones leap out
spring-loaded by turning the pins

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out of the brackets on both sides,
the lower ones leap out by lifting the detents at the sliders on both sides.
■ Expand the wind deflector.
■ With the hinges behind the front seats insert the right side locking
pins in the recesses of the right side
trim near the rear seat. Fold the
deflector a little at the centre and
insert the left side locking pins in the
recesses of the left side trim. Make sure that all pins are properly
engaged. Push down the deflector
at the centre.
■ Fold up the upper part to vertical position.
The rear seats cannot be occupied
when the big wind deflector is
mounted.
The vertical part of the deflector can
be folded down when not used.
Wind deflector may remain mounted
when the soft top is closed.
For removing fold down vertical part
of the deflector. Lift up the deflector at
the centre a little and remove it from
the recesses on both sides.
Stowing the wind deflector
To stow the deflector, move in the rear locking pins by pushing back and turning the pins into the brackets.Push back the sliders of the front
locking pins until they engage. Swing
in the deflector and stow it in the bag.
Fold down the rear backrests. Align
the hard cover of the bag to the load
compartment. Position the bag from
the bottom up at the lateral guide in
the recess of the upper frame. Fix the
bag with the Velcro fastener at the
lashing eyes on both sides. Raise
rear backrests.

Keys, doors and windows43Rollover protection systemThe rollover protection system
consists of a reinforced windscreen
frame and anti-roll bars under covers
behind the rear head restraints.
In the event of a vehicle rollover,
head-on collision or side impact, the
anti-roll bars deploy upwards
automatically within milliseconds.
They also deploy together with the
front and side airbag systems.
Note
Do not place any objects on the
covers of the anti-roll bars behind
the head restraints.
The airbag control indicator v
illuminates if the anti-roll bars have
been deployed.
The system deploys with the soft top
opened or closed.
The soft top must not be operated if
the anti-roll bars have been deployed.
A continuous warning will sound and
a message appears in the Driver
Information Centre if the switch is
actuated.