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Only have the soft top closed manually at a
qualified specialist workshop.
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Never sit on the rear shelf or store heavy
objects there. You will otherwise damage
the roof and the rear shelf of your vehicle.
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Do not forget that the weather can change
abruptly. Make certain that the roof is
closed when you leave the vehicle. The vehi-
cle electronics can be damaged if water
enters the vehicle interior.
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When opening and closing the roof, make
sure that:
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there is sufficient clearance, as the roof
swings upwards.
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there is sufficient clearance behind the
vehicle, as the trunk lid swings backwards
beyond the bumper.
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the trunk is only loaded to below the
trunk partition.
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the trunk partition is not pushed up by the
load.
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the trunk partition is closed.
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the trunk lid is closed.
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the outside temperature is above 5 ‡
(Ò15 †).
You could otherwise damage the roof, trunk
and other parts of the vehicle.
The vehicle dimensions for opening/closing
the roof can be found in the "Vehicle data"
section (Y page 303).
Make sure that the roof and rear window are
clean and dry before opening the roof. Other-
wise, water or dirt could enter the vehicle inte-
rior or trunk.
Opening and closing using the roof
switch
Important safety notes
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WARNING
When opening or closing the roof, body
parts could be trapped by, for example, the
roof mechanism, trunk lid or side windows.
There is a risk of injury.
When raising or lowering the roof, make
sure that no body parts are in the vicinity of
moving components. If someone becomes
trapped, release the button.
For safety reasons, you can only open or close
the roof when the vehicle is stationary.
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Operating the roof while pulling away:
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Observe the following traffic carefully.
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Do not drive faster than 25 mph
(40 km/h).
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Avoid abrupt braking and swerving
maneuvers.
Do not operate the roof when cornering,
driving on uneven surfaces or during strong
winds. The vehicle may otherwise be dam-
aged.
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If the traffic conditions mean that you have
to drive off while opening/closing the roof,
the procedure which was started while sta-
tionary can be continued at speeds of up to
approximately 25 mph (40 km/h).
Opening and closing
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Vehicles without semi-automatic trunk
partition: close the trunk partition
(Y page 80).
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Close the trunk lid (Y page 73).
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Turn the SmartKey to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
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Open the cover in the lower center console.
Roof switch : is located under the cover.
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To open: pull roof switch : until the entire
roof is stowed away in the trunk.
The Vario-Roof in OperationVario-Roof in Operation message
appears in the multifunction display. Once
the opening procedure is complete, the
message disappears and a tone sounds.
All of the side windows open.
Roof
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Opening and closing
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