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Handles and Lock Mechanisms (01.14)
Body System (01.00)1-10-6 Workshop Manual May 2007
8. Release bayonet fitting on release catch and remove cable (see Figure 2).
Installation
1. Install fuel filler release cable and secure release catch.
2. Attach cable to fuel filler actuator assembly.
3. Install left-hand front luggage compartment carpet over studs.
4. Install upper left-hand luggage compartment carpet.
5. Install lower left-hand luggage compartment carpet.
6. Connect left-hand luggage compartment lamp and install.
7. Install front luggage compartment carpet.
8. Install luggage compartment lid striker assembly (see Workshop Manual procedu re 01.03.GE Striker
Assembly - Trunk Lid - Renew).
Fuel Flap Release Switch - Renew
Removal
1. Remove Trim - upper panel - front pillar - LH (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.05.BE Trim - Upper
Panel - Front Pillar - LH - Renew).
2. Remove LH front sill plate (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.05.AK Plate - Front Sill - LH - Renew). 3. Remove trim studs (x2) securing lower A-post trim panel
to body (see Figure 1).
4. Disconnect multiplug from fuel flap release switch, remove trim panel (see Figure 2).
5. Depress clips, remove fuel fl ap release switch from trim
panel.
Installation
1. Install switch in trim panel.
2. Position trim panel, connect multiplug.
3. Position A-post trim panel, install trim studs (x2).
4. Install LH front sill plat e (see Workshop Manual
procedure 01.05.AK Plate - Front Sill - LH - Renew).
5. Install Trim - upper panel - front pillar - LH (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.05.BE Trim - Upper
Panel - Front Pillar - LH - Renew).
Figure 2
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Handles and Lock Mechanisms (01.14)
Body System (01.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 1-10-7
RH/LH Tonneau Latch Motor - Renew
(Roadster Only)
Removal
1. Remove wind deflector (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.17.DA Wind Deflector - Renew).
2. Release 2 clips securing harness to latch motor bracket.
3. Remove 4 bolts securing latch motor bracket to body (see Figure 1).
4. Disconnect latch motor multiplug.
5. Release cable from latch motor.
6. Remove 2 screws securing latch motor to bracket and remove.
Installation
1. Install latch motor and secure to bracket with screws.
2. Secure cable to latch motor.
3. Connect latch motor multiplug.
4. Secure latch motor bracket to body with screws.
5. Secure harness to latch motor bracket.
6. Install wind deflector (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.17.DA Wind Deflector - Renew).
RH/LH Tonneau Latch - Renew (Roadster
Only)
Removal
1. Remove wind deflector (see Workshop Manual procedure 01.17.DA Wind Deflector - Renew).
2. Release tonneau latch multiplug from body and disconnect.
3. Unclip emergency pull string from tonneau latch (see Figure 1).
4. Mark position of tonneau latch.
5. Remove 2 bolts securing tonneau latch to bracket.
6. Unclip inner release cable from tonneau latch.
7. Unclip outer release cable from tonneau latch, remove latch.
Installation
1. Install tonneau latch and secure outer release cable.
2. Secure inner release cable to tonneau latch.
3. Align tonneau latch and secure with bolts
4. Secure pull string to tonneau latch.
5. Connect tonneau latch mult iplug and secure to body.
6. Install wind deflector (see Workshop Manual procedure
01.17.DA Wind Deflector - Renew).
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Figure 1

Handles and Lock Mechanisms (01.14)
Body System (01.00)1-10-8 Workshop Manual May 2007
RH/LH Tonneau Cover Striker Assembly -
Renew (Roadster Only)
Removal
1. Operate roof to halfway position with tonneau open.
2. Support roof when hydraulic pressure drops with suitable straps and support tonneau cover with suitable
prop (see Figure 1).
3. Mark mounting position of right-hand tonneau striker.4. Remove 2 bolts securing right-hand tonneau striker and
remove (see Figure 2).
Installation
1. Align and install right-hand tonneau striker, secure with bolts.
2. Restore roof and tonneau to original position.
Tailgate Latch Assembly-Renew
(Roadster Only)
Removal
1. Open trunk lid.
2. Remove bolt securing strap to trunk lid and remove strap (see Figure 1).
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
Figure 2
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
ItemCode
Tailgate Latch Assembly-Renew 01.14.HA
Figure 1

Handles and Lock Mechanisms (01.14)
Body System (01.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 1-10-9
3. Remove clip securing cable to release lever and remove cable.
4. Release clips (x8) and remove trunk lid trim panel.
5. Disconnect multiplugs from latch and release solenoid.
6. Remove cable tie, remove bo lts (x3) securing latch to
trunk lid and remove latch.
Installation
1. Connect multiplugs to trunk lid latch and release solenoid.
2. Install trunk lid trim panel and secure with clips.
3. Connect cable to release le ver and secure with clip.
4. Install latch and secure with bolts and cable tie.
5. Install strap and secure with bolt.
6. Close trunk lid.

Handles and Lock Mechanisms (01.14)
Body System (01.00)1-10-10 Workshop Manual May 2007

Convertible Roof (01.17)
Body System (01.00)1-12-16 Workshop Manual May 2007
12. Loosen (x6) screws retain ing plate (see Figure 10).
13. Slide retaining plate, disconnect pipes and remove pump (pipes and locations are numbered).
Installation
1. Check pump hydraulic oil le vel and top-up if required
(see Figure 1).
2. Clean pipes and install pipes to pump.
3. Slide retaining plate into place and tighten screws (pipes and locations are numbered).
4. Connect motor lucar connectors (x2).
5. Install end cover (locating tabs x2).
6. Connect pump multiplug.
7. Connect pump multiplug.
8. Install motor under tonneau body side ensuring the roof can be operated without pipes or wires fouling and
insulate with cloth if required. 9. Install cylinder pivot bracket and connect cylinder to
bracket.
10. Operate roof from fully shut to fully open then to halfway position with tonneau open and support roof
when hydraulic pressure drop s with suitable straps and
support tonneau cover with suitable prop.
11. Disconnect cylinder and remove cylinder pivot bracket.
12. Check pump and pipes for leaks.
13. Remove pump from tonneau bodyside and check oil level. If top up necessary remove reservoir end plug with
pump in upright position, add small quantity of oil
replace plug and re-check level.
14. Install pump casing and secure velcro.
15. Install pump and casing under tonneau onto location posts.
16. Install cylinder pivot bracket and connect cylinder to bracket.
17. Move tonneau well liner arou nd lower cylinder fixing
and motor casing and secure velcro.
18. Install trim clip and positi on tonneau lining stiffening
rod.
19. Restore roof and tonneau to original positionHydraulic Lock Valve - Renew
Removal
1. Operate roof to halfway position with tonneau open and support roof when hydraulic pressure drops with
suitable straps and support tonneau cover with suitable
prop (see Figure 1).
Figure 10
Figure 1
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
ItemCode
Hydraulic Lock Valve-Renew 01.17.AV
WAR NI NG
APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER THE OPEN/
CLOSE OPERATION HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED THE ROOF MAY SUDDENLY DROP DUE TO LOSS OF
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. IF THIS HAPPENS ENSURE NO
BODY PARTS ARE CLOSE TO THE ROOF MECHANISM. IF THE ROOF REQUIRES MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT
PROPERLY USING SUITABLE PROPS AND STRAPS.

Restraining Devices (01.20)
Body System (01.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 1-14-1
Body System (01.00)
Restraining Devices (01.20)
Seat Belts
This vehicle is installed with two inertia reel safety belts. The
inertia belt reels automatically tension the belts to provide
security with comfort. In the event of a collision or during
severe braking, the belt reels will lock.
The driver and front passenger safety belt buckles are
installed with a switch, which is connected to a warning
indicator housed within the DIM. When the ignition is first
turned on the warning indicator will illuminate only if the
seat belt is not fastened. If the safety belt is fastened before
the ignition is turned on the circuit is broken and the
indicator will remain off.
Pre-tensioner and Load Limiting Systems
The driver and front passenger seat belts are equipped with
pre-tensioner and load limiting systems. In most moderate frontal or near frontal accidents, the front
airbag and pre-tensioner syst
ems will deploy simultaneously.
The pre-tensioners take up slack in the front seat belts as the
airbags are expanding. The load limiting system releases belt
webbing in a controlled manner to reduce belt force on the
occupant’s chest.
The RCM receives information on the status of the safety belt
buckles from a switch contained in the buckle. Only
fastened safety belts will activate.
The safety belt retractors, which are mounted within the
base of the B pillars, incorporate a torsion bar load limiting
device. This device consists of a retractor reel which is



In some moderate frontal or ne ar frontal accidents, only the
pre-tensioner system will deploy.

Restraining Devices (01.20)
Body System (01.00)1-14-2 Workshop Manual May 2007
mounted onto a spindle (torsion bar) which once the sensor
has locked the retractor reel and a predetermined load is
applied, twists and allows additional webbing into the
system. The deceleration force required to initiate this
sequence is approximately th e same as that required to
initiate airbag deployment. The torsion bar load limiting
device will only react if the safety belt is in use at the time of
the impact.
Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The retractors in all seat posi tions feature ELR. During any
period of sudden deceleration, or under lateral load when
cornering at speed, a sensor weight within the safety belt
retractor moves a locking pawl against the teeth on the
retractor reel, which then locks the retractor preventing any
further release of webbing. As soon as the load applied onto
the retractor through the safety belt webbing is removed the
locking pawl releases the retractor reel and normal
movement is returned to the retractor.
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
Automatic locking retractors (ALR) are installed to all
passenger seat positions.
The safety belt webbing on these are clearly marked to show
their operating feature. To initiate the ALR system, fasten the
safety belt into it’s buckle and pull all of the webbing from
the retractor, as the safety belt is released the retractor locks
allowing travel in only one plane thus producing a fixed
length restraint and preventing the safety belt from
introducing slack, making any child seat it may be restraining
secure. The ALR system of the retractor is disengaged by
releasing the safety belt and allowing the safety belt to fully
retract onto the reel. Caution
It should be considered th at during any event that
utilizes the full capability of the safety belts, the
webbing may have been elongated and the torsion bar may have twisted. For this reason, if a vehicle is
involved in an accident which results in the deployment of the airbag(s), all the safety belts that were in use at
the time of the accident MUST be renewed.

Restraining Devices (01.20)
Body System (01.00)
May 2007 Workshop Manual 1-14-3
Airbag System
The airbag system is designed to provide increased collision
protection for front seat occu pants in addition to that
provided by the safety belt system. Safety belt use is
necessary to obtain the best occupant protection and to
receive the full advantages of the airbag system.
This vehicle is equipped with dr iver, passenger, side impact
airbags and seat belt pretensioners, which are electrically
controlled an RCM (Restraints Control Module).
The driver and passenger airbags (A) only deploy in a serious
front collision. The side airbags (B (one airbag in each front
seat)) only deploy according to which side has been
impacted in a serious side collision.
The purpose of the driver, passenger and side airbags is to
provide additional protection for the front seat occupants in
the event of a serious impact (front or side impacts). The
airbags are supplementary to the seat belts.
Airbag Deployment
The noise and gas associated with the deployment of the
airbags are not injurious to health.
Driver airbag Module
The driver airbag module is installed in the steering wheel,
the cover forming the outer surface of the steering wheel
boss. The cover has a split line moulded into its surface
allowing the airbag to exit through the cover when the
system deploys.
No routine maintenance is required and there are no
serviceable parts. The driver airbag module is replaced as an
assembly.
Passenger Airbag Module
The passenger airbag module is located above the glove
compartment behind a deployment panel.
The passenger airbag deployment panel hinges up out of the
way during airbag deployment.
The passenger airbag module is replaced as an assembly.
There is no routine maintenance required and there are no
serviceable parts.
Side Airbag Module
A side impact airbag module is mounted in the outboard
bolster of each front seat and uses compressed argon to
inflate. It provides protection for the thorax (the part of the
torso between the neck and the abdomen). In a side airbag
module deployment situation, the airbag module deploys
from behind a hard trim panel.
Clockspring
The airbag clockspring continuously transfers electrical
signals from the driver airbag module to the airbag sensor.
The airbag clockspring is mounted on the steering column,
behind the steering wheel and does not contain any
serviceable components. Ensure that the steering wheel is
locked in the central position before commencing any work
on the steering column, wheel or airbag.
Control Module
The primary purpose of the RCM is to discriminate between
an event that warrants an airbag system deployment and an
R P
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WAR NI N G
AIRBAGS INFLATE RAPIDLY AND WITH
CONSIDERABLE FORCE, THERE IS THEREFORE A RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY SUCH AS
FRACTURES, FACIAL AND EY E INJURIES OR INTERNAL
INJURIES, PARTICULARLY TO OCCUPANTS WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELTS OR ARE NOT SITTING CORRECTLY WHEN THE AIRBAGS
DEPLOY. THE RISK OF IN JURY FROM A DEPLOYING
AIRBAG IS GREATEST CLOSE TO THE TRIM COVERING THE AIRBAG.
WAR NI N G
THE WHOLE SEQUENCE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT,
FROM SENSING THE IMPACT TO FULL INFLATION OF THE AIRBAG TAKES PLACE IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND.

Subframes (02.03)
Frame and Mounting (02.00)
2-1-8 Workshop Manual May 2007
8. Remove bolts (x2), remove both spring/damper assemblies.
9. Remove nuts (x2), anti-roll bar links to lower suspension
arms.
10. Remove bolts (x4). anti-roll bar to subframe. Remove anti-roll bar.
11. Disconnect ABS sensor mult iplugs (x2), release sensor
harness clips (x4) from both toe control arms.
12. Disconnect brake pad wear sensor multiplugs (x2). Release connectors (x2) from subframe.
13. Loosen and disconnect brake pipe unions (x2) from subframe brackets. Pl ug pipe connections.
14. Disconnect multiplug fr om ride height sensor.
15. Remove nut/bolt securing ride height sensor link to
upper suspension arm.
16. Remove bolts (x2), ride height sensor to subframe. Remove sensor.
17. Remove nuts/bolts (x2) and cam washers (x2), toe control arms to subframe.
18. Remove bolts (x2), nuts/bolts (x2) and cam washers (x2),
securing lower suspension arms to subframe
19. Remove nuts/bolts (x4), upper suspension arms to subframe.
20. With assistance, remove suspension assemblies from subframe.
21. Remove heatshield clips (x2) from rear of subframe.
22. Release clips (x23), ha rness to subframe, remove
harness.
23. Release brake pipes from cl ips (x7), remove pipes (x2).
24. Remove brake pipe clips (x5) from subframe.
Installation
1. Clean suspension components and brake pipes.
2. Instal brake pipe clips (x5) in subframe.
3. Install brake pipes (x2) in clips (x7).
4. Install harness and secure with clips (x23).
5. Install heatshield clips (x2).
6. With assistance, install suspension assemblies in subframe.
7. Install bolts/nuts (x4), upper suspension arm to subframe. Do not torque tighten at this stage.
8. Install bolts (x2), bolts/nuts (x2) and cam washers (x2) securing lower suspension arm to subframe. Do not
torque tighten at this stage.
9. Position toe control arm, install bolts (x2, cam washers (x2 and nuts (x2). Do not torque tighten at this stage.
10. Install ride height sensor, in stall and torque tighten bolts
(x2).
11. Align ride height sensor li nk to upper suspension arm,
install bolt/nut, tighten to correct torque.
12. Connect multiplug to ride height sensor. 13. Remove pipe plugs, install and torque tighten brake
pipe unions.
14. Connect brake pad wear sensor multiplugs, install in subframe brackets.
15. Connect ABS sensor multiplugs (x2), install harness clips (x4), in toe control arms.
16. Install anti-roll bar, install bolts (x4). Do not torque tighten at this stage.
17. Align anti-roll bar links to lower suspension arms. Install nuts (x2), do not torque tighten at this stage.
18. Install spring/damper assemblies (x2). Install bolts (x2), do not torque tighten at this stage
19. With assistance, install transaxle in subframe. Install and torque tighten hydramount nuts (x2).
20. Lower hoist, remove slings.
21. Align driveshafts to transaxle flanges, install plates (x6), new Allen bolts (x12) and tighten to correct torque.
22. Install rear subframe asse mbly (see Workshop Manual
procedure 02.01.CA Subframe Assembly - Rear -
Remove for Access and Refit).
23. Connect vehicle battery.
24. 4 wheel alignment check/adjust (see Workshop Manual procedure 04.00.AD 4 Wheel Alignment - Check and
Adjust).
25. Final torque tighten all suspension nuts/bolts.
RH/LH Transmission Rear Hydromount
Isolator Assembly-Renew
Removal
1. Raise vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove rear exhaust silenc er (see Workshop Manual
procedure 09.00.KA Silencer and Bypass Valve
Assembly - Remove for Access and Refit).
3. Remove bolts (x4) from subframe cross brace.
4. Loosen clamp nut and release rear exhaust pipe from centre pipe.
5. Remove rear exhaust pipe through subframe.
6. Position hydraulic lift er to support transaxle.
Caution
Always plug pipe connections to prevent ingress of dirt.
New Allen bolts should have a thread lock coating.
Caution
Final tightening of suspension components must be
carried out with the suspensi on arms at normal ride
height.
Repair Operation Time (ROT)
ItemCode
Transmission Rear Hydromount
Isolator Assembly-Renew RH
02.03.BC
Transmission Rear Hydromount
Isolator Assembly-Renew LH
02.03.BD
Warning
To avoid personal injury, i.e. severe burns to the skin, allow exhaust system to cool down before removing
exhaust system components.