2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF roof rack

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If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
Manual closing
Before closing manually
WARNING
Verify that the ignition is switched off
before manually operating the roof:
Manually closing the roof with the
ignition not switched off is dangerous
as the motors could turn on suddenly
and cause injury resulting from
hands or ¿ ngers being pinched in the
mechanism.
1. Park on a hard, level surface off the
right-of-way and ¿ rmly set the parking
brake.
2. Put a vehicle with an
automatictransmission in Park (P), a
manual transmission in Neutral.
3. Switch the ignition off while depressing
the brake pedal.
4. Turn on the hazard warning À asher if it
is needed.
Tool preparation
Take out the ¿ ve tools stored in the seat
side box.
Refer to Seat Side Box on page 5-131 .
WireGear
(tool kit)Rope
L-shaped
hexagonal wrench
(Small)L-shaped
hexagonal wrench
(Large)
Opening the rear roof
CAUTION
  When turning the bolt, cover the
front roof using a cloth. The front
roof may be damaged if the L-shaped
hexagonal wrench contacts it.
 
 Because the clearance with the stored
front roof is narrow, be careful not
to let the L-shape hexagonal wrench
contact the roof when turning the
bolt.
NOTE
Moving the seats as far forward as
possible and folding the seatbacks
forward will facilitate the procedure.
Refer to Seat Operation on page 2-5 .
1. Remove the aerial if it is installed.
Refer to When the Aerial on page
5-14 .
2. Insert the short end of the L-shaped
hexagonal wrench (Large) into the
motor bracket bolt.
Bolt
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If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
11. Turn the hexagonal wrench (Small)
and gear (tool kit) anticlockwise and
engage the hook with the vehicle body
side.
NOTE
The top lock lever completely engages
with the vehicle body (locked condition)
at the position where the teeth of the
gear (tool kit) contact the bracket.
Gear (tool kit)
Bracket
12. Lift the rear end of the headliner with it
hinged on the opening of the headliner.
13. Install the headliner to the front roof
using the fasteners at two locations.
NOTE
The fasteners in the ¿ ve locations at the
front of the headliner are not fastened.
Do not lose the fasteners because they
are needed for the required servicing at
the Authorised Mazda Repairer.
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If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
5. One person pushes the rear roof down
and the other person pulls the rope
strongly and straight back towards the
vehicle rear until a click sound is heard.
Rope
NOTE
  The rear roof is locked completely if
the position where the rope is hooked
is at the rear end of the bracket
groove in the direction of the vehicle
rear, as shown in the ¿ gure, when
viewed from the vehicle interior.
Rope
Link pin
 
 If the rear roof is not locked
completely, the boot will not open
even if the remote release button
(if equipped), the electric boot lid
opener, or the boot button on the
transmitter is operated.
6. Do the same procedure on the other
side.
7. Open the boot and tie the rope to the
boot hinge.
Hinge
Rope
8. Tie off the other side rope the same
way.
9. Close the boot lid.
After ¿ nishing the procedure
A f t e r ¿ nishing the procedure, have the
roof checked at an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
WARNING
Drive the vehicle at a speed of 40 km/h
(24 mph) or lower before having the
roof checked at an Authorised Mazda
Repairer:
The front roof may open while the
vehicle is being driven and cause an
accident.
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