Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Controls in detail
Soft top
Opening the soft top
1 Soft top, opening
Before pulling on the soft top switch, you
must make sure:
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the parking brake is engaged
(
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the luggage cover is latched, see
“Latch luggage cover” (
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the trunk lid is closed
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the ignition is switched on (
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Pull up on the soft top switch as indi-
cated by the arrow
1 until the soft top
is completely lowered into its trunk
storage compartment.
During the opening procedure the mul-
tifunction display shows the message
Top in operation
.
If you continuously pull on the soft top
switch, the windows will close.
However, the windows can also be
closed/opened later on, for more informa-
tion see “Opening and closing all side win-
dows with the soft top switch”
(
page 254), or see “Opening and closing
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The soft top cannot be opened using the soft
top switch when the roll bars have been re-
leased. The roll bars need to be lowered before
the soft top can be operated again using the soft
top switch. If the roll bars have released and the
soft top is closed, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center to have the roll bars low-
ered. Do not attempt to lower the roll bars man-
ually with the soft top closed. Lowering the roll
bars manually with the soft top closed may im-
pair the function of the roll bars (
If the roll bars have released and the soft top is
open, you can lower the roll bars manually
(
page 414) or contact an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center to have the roll bars lowered.
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For safety reasons, the soft top cannot be
opened while driving.
Make sure the soft top is dry before you open it.
Otherwise water may enter the trunk interior.
!
To prevent mildew, the soft top must be dry
before lowering it into the storage compartment.
Do not lower a frozen soft top until thawed and
dry. Lowering a frozen soft top may result in
damage not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Lim-
ited Warranty.
Warning!
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Do not place anything on the soft top com-
partment cover.
The soft top compartment cover must never
be used by any persons as a seat bench.
Raising of the roll bars could result in seri-
ous personal injury.