Mercedes-Benz SLK 320 - Manual (Page 222)

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Practical hints
Opening/closing in an emergency
1 Screw of hydraulic pump
2 Control cable, right
3 Hex-socket wrench
̈ Remove hex-socket wrench 3 from
cover.
̈ Using wrench 3 turn screw 1 of the
hydraulic pump counterclockwise as
far as it will go.
̈ Keep wrench with you for later use in
closing and locking the retractable
hardtop.
̈ Pull the loop of right control cable 2
out of the opening.
̈ Remove first aid kit ( ୴ page 212).
̈ Open the left side trim panel in the
trunk.
4 Control cable, left
̈ Pull the loop of left control cable 4 out
of the opening.
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Vehicles with factory-installed
CD changer:
Guide hex-socket wrench through the
available opening in the CD changer
holder to access and turn the screw of
the hydraulic pump.
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Do not operate the hardtop switch with
screw 1 in opened position, otherwise
the hydraulic pump could be damaged.
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If you cannot find the control cable,
carefully insert a finger into the open-
ing to feel for the cable.
Warning!
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At this point, the remaining procedure
needs to be done by two people. Otherwise
you could be injured.
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