Removing hardtop · No. Procedure Instructions

911 Carrera (996) Convertible top, hardtop Removing hardtop No. Procedure Instructions Open all four side windows. 1 Pull off cover of the locking lever Pull the cover of the front locking lever down and off. 2 Open the locking lever Press red locking button on the front locking lever and fully open the latch. 3 Lift off plastic covers Take unlockinghandlefrom the oddments tray between the two front seats. Carefullyremove the plastic cover on both sides of the hardtop using the unlocking handle. 4 Unlock hardtop lock Insert unlockinghandle into one of the rear hardtop locking elements. Turn unlockinghandlecounterclockwiseuntil it can be felt to meet the stop. The reference point (red; it can be seen from the outside through the rear window) must be aligned with the marking on the hexagon socket head bolt at the end. Warning: Hand can be trapped between the hardtop and convertible top compartment lid!& > Evenlylift the hardtop at both sides. 5 Removingthe hardtop Together with another person on the other side, evenly lift the hardtop out of the locking elements. Carefullylift the hardtop up and over the vehicle to the rear. Carefullytake the protective cover out of the roll-over protection cover to the rear and press the plastic cover into the locking elements. 61 02 19 Removing and installing hardtop 61 -71 Printed in Germany -13, 1998 9966169