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    Audi A4 Cabriolet Soft Top/ Roof / Hood Motor Repair Guide

    If that's your problem, the bow position sensor was super cheap and easy to replace. It's located in the top right side, near the rear and pops right out with the top in half-up-half-down position. Fixed the problem and cleared the code! I definitely agree with VagPro; the basic Vagcom...
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    Audi A4 Cabriolet Soft Top/ Roof / Hood Motor Repair Guide

    Ok, Krumz, are you ready for more parts of the puzzle of my A4? We found the Convertible Top Tensioner Position Sender - G356 was broken, so we've replaced it. This has moved us forward! Now we're getting the error message 01996 -- convertible top lock switch (open) - f294. It SEEMS like...
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    Audi A4 Cabriolet Soft Top/ Roof / Hood Motor Repair Guide

    This problem we did solve! You can totally bypass the power top storage box and NOT have to spend $1000 to replace it if it breaks. If you remove all parts of the storage box, the microswitch is on the right side of the trunk, where the box would land if it were down. Assuming the switch is...
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    Audi A4 Cabriolet Soft Top/ Roof / Hood Motor Repair Guide

    OK. Interestingly enough, the 01992 error message is gone now. So we're down to 01986 and 02000 for error codes. As for measuring block output, when the top is CLOSED, it says: - convertible top control switch> open - switches & positions I> 00111010 - switches & positions II> 10 1010 - top...
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    Audi A4 Cabriolet Soft Top/ Roof / Hood Motor Repair Guide

    Krumz, what a helpful post! Thanks so much. We tried your technique today and unfortunately, it didn't fix my A4's problem. Hmmmm. The top will go partially up from the down position but doesn't do anything from the up position. We've also 'reset' the top so many times, we're almost...