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Roof Operation

Opening the roof 

Fig 1: Roof Operation
GLL152638Courtesy of VOLVO CARS CORPORATION

The divider must be completely folded out for the roof to be opened.

  Hydraulic cylinder  The pump's direction of rotation  Valve 
1 Trunk lid, front and rear roof lock cylinders open. clockwise F2, F3, F4
2 The tonneau cover moves forward. clockwise F3, F4
3 - The pump changes direction of rotation F3, F4
4 The roof cylinders open. counterclockwise F3, F4
5 The roof and main cylinders move. counterclockwise F3
6 The main cylinders open completely. counterclockwise F1, F3
7 Trunk lid, front and rear roof lock cylinders close. counterclockwise F1

Closing the roof 

Fig 2: Roof Operation
GLL152637Courtesy of VOLVO CARS CORPORATION
  Hydraulic cylinder  The pump's direction of rotation  Valve 
1 Trunk lid, front and rear roof lock cylinders open. counterclockwise F3, F4
2 - The pump changes direction of rotation F3, F4
3 The hydraulic cylinders close. clockwise F3, F4
4 The roof and main cylinders close. clockwise F3
5 The roof cylinders close completely. clockwise F1, F3
6 The tonneau cover moves back. clockwise F1, F2, F3
7 Trunk lid, front and rear roof lock cylinders close. clockwise F1, F2

Load assistance 

Fig 3: Roof Operation
GLL155137Courtesy of VOLVO CARS CORPORATION
UP

  Hydraulic cylinder  The pump's direction of rotation  Valve 
1 The front and rear roof lock cylinders open. counterclockwise F3
2 The main cylinders raise the roof. clockwise F3, F4

Before the roof is raised, the front roof cylinder locks the front roof section's lock to the body. At the same time the catches for the rear roof section lock, which occurs out of sight (the roof is in the cargo compartment). As the hydraulic sequence is the same as when the roof closes, the trunk lid's hydraulic cylinders are also activated. Sometimes the catches for the trunk lid's upper section are not unlocked (the lock catch motor has not been activated). This means that the hydraulic cylinder's pistons work and try and open the trunk lid. The results in the lower section of the trunk lid moving compared with the upper section. This is a design feature and not a fault.

DOWN

  Hydraulic cylinder  The pump's direction of rotation  Valve 
1 The main cylinders lower the roof. counterclockwise F1, F3
2 The front and rear roof lock cylinders open. clockwise F1