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Hello, One thing is, you never mentioned was when the top stopped working in the first place (i.e. did the car battery die, the nit stopped working, out of the blue, etc.. etc..).
That information could be very helpful in diagnosing the problem.
You may already know this, but someone else reading this info may not, so hopefully it's useful to someone.
The windows need to be working properly and be normalized for the top to function. If you have a specific window that is not working, fix that window first.
Do this to "normalize" the windows:
Press power window switch and roll the window up/down (depending upon where it is when you start) until the window is either completely closed/open and when it reaches the fully opened or closed position keep holding the button for an additional 2-4 seconds. Repeat procedure in both directions up/down for each window. After this point the auto up/down features should be working.
If they won't go up at all after power loss, try this:
If windows won't go up after loss of electrical power. Make certain trunk and all doors are closed. Stand outside by driver's window. Use the key remote to lock car. All windows should go up.
If this doesn't get your top to move, I would hold/press the rollbar button up for 20 to 30 seconds and then down for 20 to 30 seconds. Once the rollbar is put back down, the top should start working again.
If it still doesn't work, I would get some WD-40 or some equivalent penetrating oil and oil where the rear key goes in on the boot/trunk lid and try it again. Sometimes these get stuck and the WD-40 will get them moving again.
Hope this helps and if it doesn't please post back what happens, so I can try to help.
May be a faulty microswitch in the convertible top. Best to have the top operation scanned by a dealer or someone with access to a vagcom diagnostic tool.
turn the key to the run position, do not try and start. press and hold the window switch in the down position until the window is all the way down, then count to three. Hold the window switch in the up position until the window is all the way up, then count to three. Push the window button down to engage the auto down function (you do not need to hold it down). once the window is all the way down pull up on the window switch momentarily to activate the auto up (you do not need to hold the switch in the up position). The window should now be reset.
The rear windows are controlled by a timer in the top's ECU. If the
rear windows stop fully closing before your top is closed, the problem
MAY be with top's hydraulic system.
Check your top's hydraulic
reserve tank for low fluid level. Lack of fluid will greatly delay
the top's closing sequence, leaving those rear windows partially
open. Your top's hydraulic pump system is located beneath the right side of
the cubby/storage box behind the front seats. Raise the cover and
you'll see a removable trim panel on the right side. The pump is
behind that access panel.
You can use power steering fluid to top
off the tank, but don't fill it above level indicator line. You
may have to add more fluid after you cycle the top up and down to
get the air bubbles out of the lines. It could also be a relay. On a 95 the relays that are in the trunk above the battery. Perhaps,
just switching the relays might prove which one is failing..
The window position is monitered by the softop control module. It sounds like the glass is very dirty and drawing too much amperage during window operation. The soft top is electro hydraulic. The roll bar is operated normally with hydraulics but it is mechanically released in an emergency situation. 1st make sure your windows are clean and the express(one touch operation) is working-the soft top will not function properly if the windows are not synchronized. Next be sure your roll bar works-hold swith in up position to lock roll bar rams in if they have been deployed. next put your top all the way up. untill windows roll up and try it with the engine running and trans in nuetral- if it still does not work mechanically secre rear of top with tool provided in your tool kit the owner's manual will tell you how to do this. good luck
Sounds like the sensor has faulted or the pump has become disengaged. Usually when the light is flashing it's a sensor. You can check for a pinched line or low fluid also. There is a manual lock overide procedure to get the windows up, it's in you owners manual. Good luck...i hope this helps,
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