Removing and Installing Convertible-top Compartment Lid Drive

Removing And Installing Convertible-top Compartment Lid Drive







Removing motor for convertible-top compartment lid drive







1. Moving convertible top to service position
2. Removing cover over the motor
To loosen the carpet, pull out the plastic clips with the special tool 21.
3. Removing motor
Unscrew both fastening nuts -1- and disconnect the electrical plug connection -2- from the control unit. Pull the motor backwards out of the bracket and loosen and remove the hexagon thread bolts -3-.
Pull motor forwards out of the toothing.

Installing motor for convertible-top compartment lid drive

1. Setting the potentiometer
The potentiometer must be set to 6.2 k before installing the motor.
Connect a commercially available digital multimeter to pin 3 (blue/yellow) and pin 5 (red/black).
Remove the potentiometer from the motor and turn on the toothing until it reaches a value of 6.2 k.
2. Installing motor
Install potentiometer and motor. Tightening torque for hexagon thread bolts -3- 6 Nm (4.5 ftlb.). Fastening nuts -1- 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.).
Connect the electrical plug connection -2- to the control unit.
3. Calibrating the potentiometer
Once the motor has been installed, the potentiometer must be recalibrated with the Porsche System Tester 2.
The values between pot. 2, calibration value 1, and pot. 2, calibration value 4, are calculated as percentage by the convertible-top control unit.
4. Laying carpet over the motor
Fold the carpet forward again and fasten with the plastic clips.


Calibration values, pot. 2, convertible-top compartment lid







Tightening torques