How To Manually Close Astra Twintop Roof

Close folding roof manually.

How to manually close astra twintop roof.

To reset the roof use the manual opening and. Quick reference guide astra twintop quick reference guide refer to the owner s manual for more detailed information. Lift up folding roof carefully and close. My 09 plate astra twin top s roof is causing a problem.

On top of this i have had to manually put the roof up. Edge of the roof down using the forks on the side rails then the latches pull the roof into the fully locked position. It is possible to manually close the roof system if you have access to the boot area on your astra twin top however it is fairly complicated and without doubt a 2 person job. Screw in motor shaft screw until linkage lid is completely driven in.

Finally lock down the roof manually placing a screwdriver into the tooth wheel area and shaft into the u notch located on the roof arms and employ a levering action to lock the roof on both sides of the vehicle. It appears to be shut but the boot isn t locked but will only open about an inch and when driving over about 20mph there is a bonging alarm. Refer to your owner s handbook and take care not to apply or force pressure to any roof component as this can cause further damage and break parts unnecessarily. The boot won t open close it can open just an inch or 2 and it looks like a kind of central mechanical hook is preventing it from opening more.

This video demonstrates the procedure to safely replace the roof of an astra tt manually. Close parcel shelf flap both sides. I have astra twin top 51 plate tried to put roof down tday but when u press button it beeps as if u. Pull back the boot lid to the original resting place and close the boot.

Hi i have a 2006 astra twintop. It opens fine and appears to close fine but it won t complete the closure cycle. Open parcel shelf 1 until it reaches oblique position to the head restraint.