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Check fuses and they are ok
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Leading evidence: 'Check fuses and they are ok' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'switch in the hand brake is stuck' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check fuses' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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If the light is not on probably the switch in the hand brake is stuck.
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Check fuses
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Check with my wife
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(I checked with my wife to determine if any liquid might have been spilled on the center console.
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Use parking brake
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You can use your hand brake with the button pushed in, then pull up kinda hard a few times and see if that helps, I have to do this method every so often myself..
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Use parking brake
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You can use your hand brake with the button pushed in, then pull up kinda hard a few times and see if that helps, I have to do this method every so often myself..
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I ended up just buying an easy top really too expensive but fixed the problem and i was waanting one anyway.
2003 Boxster...experienced a dead battery from sitting too long but I was able to recharge that.
Subsequent to that, I now find that the top will not operate...I hear no sound from the motor when activating the control switch. This seems as possibly a bit of a coincidence as it was fine before this battery issue. I have checked the fuses and they are OK.
Before I go tearing into things I thought I would post here and see if anyone has any ideas.
You can use your hand brake with the button pushed in, then pull up kinda hard a few times and see if that helps, I have to do this method every so often myself..
Insert what exactly?
I am seeing the dash lights and I have tried pulling up the parking brake with/without pushing in the button.
I noticed that in addition to the top being unresponsive now the windows can only be raised halfway up.
(I checked with my wife to determine if any liquid might have been spilled on the center console. She is emphatic that this did not happen.)
Its the parking break light that should be on. I assume thats what you mean by dash lights and nit the actual dash lights. Might pull the top relay and reseat it. I ended up just buying an easy top really too expensive but fixed the problem and i was waanting one anyway.
The parking brake light does illuminate/extinguish as it should.
Forgivr my ignorance but where is the top relay located?
What I mentioned as an issue with the windows is not an issue after all...they work just fine so it is just the top that is not working.
the next issue would be the microswitch in the latch housing. There are some youtube videos on this.
the top relay is above the fuse box. It's the biggest one there and hopefully that wont be it cause it isn't cheap.
how did you check the fuses? Visually or with a multimeter? Youtube videos on how to test this as well.
The relay is located drivers side near the fuse box, I cant remember which one but I think it might be marked otherwise google. And as mentioned could be the latch micro switch, but I wold just pull the relay and reseat it, because its easy and free take a minute or less.
On reenlist I think there is a diy on how to make an emergency jumper that might help identify the problem.
