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The soft-top system works with a combination of mechanical, hydraulic and electronic means. This provides fast and exact control of the motion. The soft top is opened and closed either with the control button in SIC-C or with the remote control and the function is fully automatic. No manual handling is necessary.
The soft top, which is pulled taut on the mechanism, comprises three layers, one outer water- repellent, one insulating and one interior.
The soft top mechanism is built of parallel three-part magnesium rails with six lateral bows. When the soft top is open, it is covered by the soft top cover and stored in a space between the rear seat and the luggage compartment.
The soft top is opened and closed using a hydraulic system controlled by the STC (Soft Top Control).
The light flashes to indicate there is a fault in the operating sequence. The soft top control module has set sequence order for the latches and microswitches to open and close in. When one of the microswitches doesn't send the signal the soft top control module will seize top operation and flash the soft top switch light to indicate a malfunction.
Having the same problem. Locked out of my trunk as the remote wont open it, and the Soft top is not working.
My instinct is to go for the simple approach first and check to see if there is a 30A fuse which controls both.
No doubt your soft top issue has long been resolved but just in case someone has a similar issue:
I started to open my A4 Soft top externally using the door key method and like an idiot I must have disengaged the key before the soft top was fully down. I was unable to activate the opening or closing of the soft top automatically using either the key or soft top switch inside. I then manually closed the soft top using the users handbook and manual tool supplied. Soft top would still Not open automatically and the soft top alarm would activate. I solved the issue by manually opening the soft top fully and then manually closing the soft top fully. This seemed to have reset whatever had gone askew.
The problem is that your roof(SOFT TOP) lid isnt closing properly. If you open the roof lid you see there is a button on one of the latches that tells the car that the roof is securely closed if your roof lid is not secure the trunk wont open. To test this press down on the roof lid and the try to open the trunk.
Open the trunk. Remove the material covering on the left hand side. You will see 2 electric motors(similiar to the ones that wind the windows). One motor open and closes the roof lid the other brings the roof up or down.
These motors can be engaged and disengaged manually.
First check that the motor's are working.
If the motors are working.
Then engage and disengage until they are in sync and open and closes the roof in the correct order.
It happened to mine as well. When I took it to the dealership, they explained that if the top is interrupted while opening or closing (sometimes unintentionally our finger may slip off and stop the process for a brief time) the top can get out of synch and needs to be reset. They did some type of fuse reset and then it worked fine.
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