Mercedes-Benz 2004 CLK 500 - Manual (Page 371)

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Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
h Locking
̈ Insert hex wrench into soft top locking
mechanism screw.
̈ Turn the soft top locking mechanism
screw with hex wrench counterclock-
wise in direction of arrow h as far as it
will go.
The soft top is locked onto the wind-
shield frame.
̈ Have the soft top operation checked at
your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
as soon as possible.
Warning!
G
Position hands as indicated by arrows so
that when you press soft top compartment
cover f forward and lower material ten-
sioning frame e, your hands cannot be-
come trapped.
!
Make sure you turn the hex wrench
counterclockwise as far as it will go.
Otherwise the soft top may not lock
properly.
!
If, after completing the soft top emer-
gency operation, the trunk cannot be
opened using the remote trunk lid re-
lease switch in the driver’s door,
the
Š button on the SmartKey, or
the trunk lid release handle in the li-
cense plate recess, press the soft top
compartment cover down again as de-
scribed above.
Do not open the trunk with the emer-
gency key, as this could otherwise
damage the trunk lid and the soft top
compartment cover.