2020 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 MIATA RF Owners Manual

7. While one person pushes the rear roofdown, another person pulls the wire
until a latch sound is heard and the rear
roof unlocks.
Lock
Link Pin
Wire
Unlock
8. Do the same procedure on the other side.
9. While standing on both sides of the
vehicle, lift the rear roof to the position
it stops while keeping the height of its
left and right sides as parallel as
possible.
CAUTION
Do not let go of the rear roof on both
sides until it is fully open. The rear
roof could fall if it is released too soon
and cause injury.
 Do not attempt to forcefully lift the
rear roof. If the rear roof is forcefully
lifted without being unlocked, it
could damage vehicle parts.
 Lift the rear roof with its left and right
height as parallel as possible. If the
rear roof is lifted with the left or right
height slanted, it could deform the
link mechanism.
Closing the front roof
CAUTION
 Some steps in the procedure require
holding your body in a strained position
and if over exerted it could result in
injury.
 Do the procedure being very careful not
to get your hands and fingers caught
while closing the front roof. Otherwise,
your hands or
fingers could be injured.
 Removal of the headliner is included in
the procedure, however, never drive the
vehicle with the headliner removed.
Driving the vehicle with the headliner
removed is prohibited by law. Correctly
perform the procedure while following
the instructions.
If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
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1. While standing on both sides of thevehicle, hold the front and rear sides of
the front roof and pull the front roof
upward.
2. Switch your hand on the rear side ofthe front roof to the front side and pull
the front roof forward.
3. Stop pulling the fr ont roof before it
completely closes.
NOTE
The next step cannot be done if the
front roof is closed completely.
4. Remove the link covers on the left and right sides by pulling them out by
hand.
Link cover
5. Remove the fasteners and the
headliner.
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6. Lightly press the front edge of the
front roof from outs ide of the vehicle
to close the front roof completely.
7. Insert the short end of the hexagonal wrench (Small) into the gear (tool kit)
and assemble.
L-shaped hexagonal
wrench (Small)Gear (tool kit)
8. Insert the point of the gear (tool kit)
into the hole beside the top lock motor
gear with the hexagonal wrench
inserted into the gear tool.
Top lock motor
gear
Gear (tool kit)
CAUTION
Insert the gear (tool kit) securely until it
engages with the top lock motor gear. If
the gear (tool kit) is not inserted
securely, it may come off and be
damaged.
9. Rotate the hexagonal wrench and move the hook in the lock direction so
that there is enough space for the
opening of the headliner to be attached
to the hook.
Unlock
Unlock
LockLock
NOTE
Turning the gear (tool kit) requires
some effort due to motor resistance.
Slowly operate the hexagonal wrench.
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10. Insert the hook into the opening of theheadliner.
Hook
Headliner
11. Turn the hexagonal wrench (Small)and gear (tool kit) counterclockwise
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 withit hinged on the opening of the
headliner.
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13. Install the headliner to the front roofusing the fasteners at two locations.
NOTE
The fasteners in the five 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 Authorized
Mazda Dealer.
14. Install the left and right link covers
from the vehicle interior.
Link cover
Closing the rear roof
CAUTION
 Slowly close the rear roof. If the rear roof
is closed suddenly, a hand or other body
part may be pinched, leading to a serious
injury.
 Do not attempt to forcefully push the
rear roof. Pushing the rear roof forcefully
may damage vehicle parts.
1. Fold the rope in half and hook it to the link pin of the rear roof.
Rope Link pin
2. Do the same procedure on the other
side.
3. Close the rear roof uniformly on both sides using two adults, one on each
side of the vehicle.
CAUTION
Close the rear roof with its left and right
positions as parallel as possible. If the
rear roof is closed with its left or right
height slanted, it could deform the link
mechanism.
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4. Slowly close the rear roof while lightlypulling the rope with one hand so that
the rope does not unhook.
Rope
NOTE
Route the rope rearward through the
clearance between the rear roof and
trunk.
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 figure,
when viewed from the vehicle
interior.
Rope
Link pin
If the rear roof is not locked
completely, the trunk will not open
even if the remote release button,the
electric trunk lid opener, or the trunk
button on the transmitter is
operated.
6. Do the same procedure on the other side.
7. Open the trunk and tie the rope to the trunk hinge.
Hinge
Rope
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8. Tie off the other side rope the sameway.
9. Close the trunk lid.
After finishing the procedure
After finishing the procedure, have the
roof checked at an Authorized Mazda
Dealer as soon as possible.
WA R N I N G
Drive the vehicle at a speed of 40 km/h (24
mph) or lower before having the roof
checked at an Authorized Mazda Dealer:
The front roof may open while the vehicle is
being driven and cause an accident.
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MEMO
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