2005 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 128

2005 Nissan 350Z Manual

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seconds, the closing movement will finish and the indicator light goes off.) • Windows opened. will automatically be fully • The passenger seatback will automatically move forward, unless the seatback tilt cancel switch is in the CANCEL position. It will return to the original position after the top operation. (See "Automatic passenger seatback tilt function" shown on the previous page of this section.) SPA1693 conditions or has any system malfunction, see a NISSAN dealer as soon as possible. When you must close the top by yourself, in the event of emergency or when an immediate dealer service is not available, close the top manually according to the procedures shown in this section. When closing the soft top manually: ¼ Move the vehicle to a safe place, away from traffic. ¼ Two people should perform this procedure, as some of the top parts are extremely heavy. The top cannot be opened manually. 5. Release the switch when the top is fully closed. (The indicator light goes off.) 6. Securely engage the front edge of the top to the vehicle body with the top latch lever. CLOSING THE TOP 1. Apply the parking brake and move the selector lever to the P (Park) position (for the automatic transmission model) or the shift lever to the N (Neutral) position (for the manual transmission model). 2. Start the engine. 3. Depress the foot brake pedal. 4. Press CLOSE on the soft top operating switch and hold it until the top is fully closed. • The soft top indicator light will illuminate while the top is in motion. (In about 20 WARNING ¼ Do not drive with the top partially opened. ¼ If the top cannot be operated properly, see a NISSAN dealer as soon as possible to have your vehicle checked. IF THE TOP DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ELECTRICALLY If you cannot operate the soft top with the operating switch, first check whether all the following operating conditions are completed: ¼ foot brake pedal is depressed ¼ vehicle is stopped ¼ ignition switch is ON (Run the engine when operating the top.) If the top still does not move under the above Pre-driving checks and adjustments 3-25

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CLOSINGTHETOP
1. Applytheparkingbrakeandmovetheselec-
tor lever to the P (Park) position (for the
automatic transmission model) or the shift
lever to the N (Neutral) position (for the
manualtransmissionmodel).
2. Starttheengine.
3. Depressthefootbrakepedal.
4. Press CLOSE on the soft top operating
switchandholdituntilthetopisfullyclosed.
The soft top indicator light will illuminate
while the top is in motion. (In about 20
seconds,theclosingmovementwillfinish
andtheindicatorlightgoesoff.)
Windows will automatically be fully
opened.
Thepassengerseatbackwillautomatically
move forward, unless the seatback tilt
cancelswitchisintheCANCELposition.
It will return to the original position after
the top operation. (See “Automatic pas-
senger seatback tilt function” shown on
thepreviouspageofthissection.)
5. Release the switch when the top is fully
closed.(Theindicatorlightgoesoff.)
6. Securelyengagethefrontedgeofthetopto
thevehiclebodywiththetoplatchlever.
IFTHETOPDOESNOTOPENOR
CLOSEELECTRICALLY
If you cannot operate the soft top with the
operating switch, first check whether all the
followingoperatingconditionsarecompleted:
°
footbrakepedalisdepressed
°
vehicleisstopped
°
ignition switch is ON (Run the engine when
operatingthetop.)
If the top still does not move under the above
conditionsorhasanysystemmalfunction,seea
NISSANdealerassoonaspossible.Whenyou
must close the top by yourself, in the event of
emergencyorwhenanimmediatedealerservice
isnotavailable,closethetopmanuallyaccording
totheproceduresshowninthissection.
Whenclosingthesofttopmanually:
°
Move the vehicle to a safe place, away from
traffic.
°
Two people should perform this procedure,
assomeofthetoppartsareextremelyheavy.
Thetopcannotbeopenedmanually.
WARNING
°
Do not drive with the top partially
opened.
°
Ifthetopcannotbeoperatedprop-
erly,seeaNISSANdealerassoonas
possible to have your vehicle
checked.
SPA1693
Pre-drivingchecksandadjustments
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