XLR28
07-11-2008, 01:30 PM
Bruce,
I think the sound I was trying to get you to hear after Cold Stone is my top moving up and down and the 'spikes' thumping against the 'sheaths' that they sit inside of when the top is up. When I was driving with the top up I rested my hand on the seam between the A column and the top and could feel a decent amount of differential movement between the two.
I am not personally aware of any 'final locking' the top does once it is fully shut, but I am sure there has to be one. I just am under the impression that it is not being performed in the operating procedure. I do not get the 'top not secure' message in the DIC. I have not tried to get the manual lock and pop off the plastic circle and 'lock' the top manually, but feel my thumping would go away. I don't feel that this is a big safety issue at this time and am currently waiting on a replacement floor mat to come in a the dealership. When my floor mat gets in I will take the car in and get the top looked at. My one concern is that I don' recall any step in the 'learn' mode for the top that includes 'locking' it in place. (It could have been that I just omitted that step when I was helping the tech in Poulsbo re-train my top a year and a half ago. - It was his first time as well as mine so mistakes could certainly have abounded.)
My take on the fix is that the top operating sequence just needs to be re-learned by the car to include the final lock down of the top. Does my logic coincide with your technical knowledge and experience?
As always - Thanks!
Ben
I think the sound I was trying to get you to hear after Cold Stone is my top moving up and down and the 'spikes' thumping against the 'sheaths' that they sit inside of when the top is up. When I was driving with the top up I rested my hand on the seam between the A column and the top and could feel a decent amount of differential movement between the two.
I am not personally aware of any 'final locking' the top does once it is fully shut, but I am sure there has to be one. I just am under the impression that it is not being performed in the operating procedure. I do not get the 'top not secure' message in the DIC. I have not tried to get the manual lock and pop off the plastic circle and 'lock' the top manually, but feel my thumping would go away. I don't feel that this is a big safety issue at this time and am currently waiting on a replacement floor mat to come in a the dealership. When my floor mat gets in I will take the car in and get the top looked at. My one concern is that I don' recall any step in the 'learn' mode for the top that includes 'locking' it in place. (It could have been that I just omitted that step when I was helping the tech in Poulsbo re-train my top a year and a half ago. - It was his first time as well as mine so mistakes could certainly have abounded.)
My take on the fix is that the top operating sequence just needs to be re-learned by the car to include the final lock down of the top. Does my logic coincide with your technical knowledge and experience?
As always - Thanks!
Ben