DTC B296B

Top lock switch malfunction

DETECTION CONDITION

• Top lock switch is detected to be on while the power retractable hardtop is open.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

• Foreign material caught in mechanism

• Top lock switch malfunction

• Wiring harness between top lock switch and power retractable hardtop control module

STEP

INSPECTION

ACTION

1

• Is there any foreign material which turns the switch on mechanically?

Yes

Go to the next step.

No

Remove foreign material.

2

• Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position.

• Disconnect the negative battery cable.

• Inspect the top lock switch. (See TOP LOCK SWITCH INSPECTION[ADVANCED KEYLESS SYSTEM].)

• Is the top lock switch normal?

Yes

Go to the next step.

No

Replace the striker.

(See CONVERTIBLE TOP DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY.)

3

• Disconnect the top lock switch connector.

• Inspect the wiring harness between power retractable hardtop control module terminal connector 1D and top lock switch connector terminal A for a short to ground.

• Is the wiring harness normal?

Yes

Replace the power retractable hardtop control module.

(See POWER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP CONTROL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

No

Repair or replace the related wiring harness.