JEEP WRANGLER 2010 JK / 3.G Owners Manual

Quick Steps for Raising the Soft Top
1. Open the swing gate and raise the top, engaging the
Sunriderlatches (another person may be needed to help
with this operation).
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2. Install rear corner panels.3. Rotate the header forward.
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4. Engage the header latches.5. Install the side and back windows.
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Folding Down The Soft Top
1 — Header Bow6 — Body Side Retainer
2 — 2–Bow 7 — Quarter Window
3 — 3–Bow 8 — Check Strap
4 — 4–Bow 9 — Front Retainer — Quarter Window
5 — Sail Panel 10 — Bottom Retainer — Quarter Window
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1 — Zipper Start
2 — Zipper Finish
3 — Swing Gate Bar
4 — Swing Gate Brackets
5 — Sail Panels
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NOTE:Clean side and rear windows before removal to
assist in preventing scratching during removal of the soft
top. If zippers are difficult to operate due to road dust,
etc., clean them with a mild soap solution and a small
brush. Cleaning products are available through your
authorized dealer.
1. If your vehicle has half-doors, remove each half-door
window by opening the door and lifting the half-door
window out.
NOTE: Stow half-door windows carefully outside of the
vehicle, never inside, to avoid scratches.
2. Unclip and move the sun visors to the side.
3. Release the header latches and hooks from the loops
on the windshield frame. 4. Open the swing gate.
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5. Before unzipping the rear window, release the first 3 in
(7.6 cm) of both sail panels from the channel. Remove the
swing gate bar by pulling it straight rearward out of the
swing gate brackets.•Unzip the rear window starting at the right lower
corner of the window. Pull the zipper up, across the
top and down to the left lower corner.Zipper pulls
will stay on the rear window. Pull down on the rear
window to disengage it from the zipper on the top
cover. Stow the windows carefully to avoid scratch-
ing.
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6. Undo the Velcrothat runs along the top and rear
edge of the side window.
7. Beginning from the rear lower corner, completely
unzip the window.
8. Once unzipped, remove the side window retainers
from the door channel and body side channel. Repeat this
step on the opposite side. 9. Finish releasing the sail panel retainers from the body
side channel at the rear corners of the vehicle.
NOTE:
When releasing the sail panel retainers, it is
helpful to pull down on the rear roof bow.
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10. Fold the sail panels so that they rest on top of the soft
top.11. The swing gate brackets do not need to be removed
unless the hard top is being installed. To remove the
swing gate brackets, pull the front of the bracket forward
while rolling the entire bracket back in toward the vehicle
to disengage.
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12. Grasp the front side bow behind the header, and lift
the top.13. Fold back the front section of the top, pulling the
fabric rearward. Gently rest the header on top of the rear
portion of the deck.
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