2016 JEEP WRANGLER Owners Manual

15. Fold back the front section of the top, pulling thefabric rearward. Gently rest the header on top of the
rear portion of the deck. 16. Fold the top so that the material forms a
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shown. Enter the vehicle and move the material into
two folds.
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17. Release the side bows by pushing down on the latchabove the front of the rear door. Push the top
rearward to disengage. Repeat this step on the other
side.
18. 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.
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 thebows 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 straps
provided 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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6. Ensure that the top locks into the Sunrider lockingmechanisms that are located above the front of the rear
doors. 7. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.
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8. Standing on the side of the vehicle, lift the top by theside bow until it rests on the windshield frame. 9. Open the header latches and engage the hook on each
side onto the windshield loops (do not close the
latches).
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10. If the swing gate brackets were removed, install themby hooking the rear edge of the bracket on the
interior side of the body channel. Then, rotate it
rearward and over the channel until it snaps onto the
exterior part of the rail. To be properly located, the
bracket must only be clipped to the shortened rail
edge. 11. Ensure that the straps are positioned correctly before
pulling the sail panels over the rear roof bow (4–
bow).
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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 (4–bow) will aid in reaching the channel with
the retainers.12. To install the side windows, affix the window tem-
porarily by attaching it to the Velcro in the upper rear
corner. Start the zipper but close only about 1 in (2.5
cm).
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