Top Warning Sound in Cold Weather!

HillcrestTop · 11-16-2018, 05:51 PM

Wow, what a rarity that San Diego drops down into the 50s...That being said, what a surprise to hear the roof warning light and sound come on when I started the car one morning when it was 50 degrees!

My top has not worked now for almost a year, and as most of you know, there is no solution on how to fix it, so I've lived without a "convertible". It is just so strange that the signal comes on when the car is cold, and then later in the day, the sound and warning light go away.

Creepy!

Jim S · 12-28-2018, 06:55 PM

I suddenly have the top warning light and alarm going off when the top is up. It is very annoying. It goes off for a while then comes back on while I drive. I have opened the top partially to see if I could spot a sensor or switch that because of the cool weather now might have come out of alignment or something??? I am looking to see if anyone has had any luck getting it taken care of. Someone said to disconnect the neg terminal of the battery for 10-15 minutes to see if the system would reset itself. I also heard that it did not work so...

SouthArk370Z · 12-28-2018, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim S

I suddenly have the top warning light and alarm going off when the top is up. ...

Switch locations and other info can be found in the FSM. Link in my sig. IIRC, there is a "special" 'vert section that has to be downloaded separately.

OldGuyFla · 12-31-2018, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim S

I suddenly have the top warning light and alarm going off when the top is up. It is very annoying. It goes off for a while then comes back on while I drive. I have opened the top partially to see if I could spot a sensor or switch that because of the cool weather now might have come out of alignment or something??? I am looking to see if anyone has had any luck getting it taken care of. Someone said to disconnect the neg terminal of the battery for 10-15 minutes to see if the system would reset itself. I also heard that it did not work so...

Hi

As SouthArk mentioned above there is a whole section on the roadster roof, you can check it out here https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/370Z/Coupe/2010/RF.pdf

SouthArk370Z · 12-31-2018, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OldGuyFla

... there is a whole section on the roadster roof, you can check it out here https://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/370Z/Coupe/2010/RF.pdf

Thanks for pointing out the applicable section and the link. You Dah Man!

11-16-2018, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
HillcrestTop Base Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: San Diego Posts: 17 Drives: Nissan 370Z Touring Rep Power: 8	Top Warning Sound in Cold Weather! Wow, what a rarity that San Diego drops down into the 50s...That being said, what a surprise to hear the roof warning light and sound come on when I started the car one morning when it was 50 degrees! My top has not worked now for almost a year, and as most of you know, there is no solution on how to fix it, so I've lived without a "convertible". It is just so strange that the signal comes on when the car is cold, and then later in the day, the sound and warning light go away. Creepy! OldGuyFla likes this. Last edited by HillcrestTop; 11-16-2018 at 05:54 PM.

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12-28-2018, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jim S Base Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Posts: 2 Drives: 10 370Z Roadster, Rep Power: 11	I suddenly have the top warning light and alarm going off when the top is up. It is very annoying. It goes off for a while then comes back on while I drive. I have opened the top partially to see if I could spot a sensor or switch that because of the cool weather now might have come out of alignment or something??? I am looking to see if anyone has had any luck getting it taken care of. Someone said to disconnect the neg terminal of the battery for 10-15 minutes to see if the system would reset itself. I also heard that it did not work so...