let's see if I can remember...
1 person method
1 while in the car, unclip the header rail catches, open the boot
2 get out of the car :-)
3 open the passenger door & pull all the poppers on the roof canvass
4 fold the roof over itself, twice, from the rear to the front, undoing the velcro wraps on the hinged crossbar
5 allow the hinged crossbar to drop
6 lift out the removable crossbar (I put it on the seats for now, and later drop it between the folds of the canvas, where it won't rattle)
7 in one movement... pull back the header rail, lifting slightly from the rear of the rail to slide free the catches. On a good day, reaching under the canvass & supporting its weight will allow both sides to slide free at the same time
8 you're now holding the roof by the end of the header rail in one hand, and have the canvass resting on your other forearm
9 take two steps back, and insert the far end of the header rail into the far corner of the storage area (which you pretty much emptied before you started all this, didn't you?)
10 lower the header rail & canvass into the slot, taking care to keep the canvass folded flat; with a bit of a shimmy the near end of the header rail will drop into the slot.
11 carefully place & straighten the folded canvass in the slot, to avoid creasing the rear window.
12 now slide the lift out crossbar that you earlier put on the front seat in-between the folds of the canvass
13 remove the two window rails, put them in their covers (so that they don't rattle) and place in the slot.
14 fix all the poppers on the storage slot cover: start at the middle, where there may or may not be an easy to identify different coloured popper stud
15 close the passenger door
16 close the boot
17 step back to admire your handiwork & the car's lines
18 Get back into the Aero & drive :-)
Believe it or not it's quick & simple once you know the sequence - less than two minutes.
+ one day I must check if the roof fits into the rear/bottom space that runs across the boot. I've been wondering about that all winter.
Will
