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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 11:02 AM
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Hey guys,

I don't understand how to close the wind diffuser on top of the windshield. It says in the manual press on F, which on my car is a triangle, I'm pressing it, holding it, clicking it... it's not holding in place. Just checking in case I need to get it fixed at the dealer (which I really don't want to do lol).

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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 11:27 AM
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Triangle? Sounds like the hazard flashers.

Button should be located between the switches that open and close the targa top.
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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press down on the top left side and it should lock down. press it down again to release it. kind of like the coffee cup holders.

you press down the whole diffuser on the left side, there is no button to raise or lower it.
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 11:52 AM
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To the OP: mine doesn't pop up like its supposed to either. I have gotten it to release a few times and the difference between it being up and down are negligible, so I prefer to live with it rather than have the dealer futz with it.

Good luck with yours.

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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by OliverK68
Triangle? Sounds like the hazard flashers.

Button should be located between the switches that open and close the targa top.
I'll take a picture when I get home from work lol
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveGee
To the OP: mine doesn't pop up like its supposed to either. I have gotten it to release a few times and the difference between it being up and down are negligible, so I prefer to live with it rather than have the dealer futz with it.

Good luck with yours.

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there is 0 difference when I press on the left side of the bar, just stays up... I don't really care for it, it's just annoying to have a defect like that on a brand new car.
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 12:01 PM
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There is indeed a triangle/arrow symbol on the wind deflector. And as others have mentioned, the up and down positions are negligible in terms of height difference.
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rockrdude
I'll take a picture when I get home from work lol
No worries. I know what you’re referring to now.
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Originally Posted by rockrdude
there is 0 difference when I press on the left side of the bar, just stays up... I don't really care for it, it's just annoying to have a defect like that on a brand new car.
There is a sweet spot on mine and it requires me to use 3 fingers of my left hand (starting the index finger) and pressing down firmly for a couple seconds, about 6-8" from the far left of the diffuser, and to release it I do the opposite. I can do it every time now without fail and for me the down position seems to be the best with the side windows up when the top is down, which it is 99% of the time when driving.
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Originally Posted by Bob Z.
There is a sweet spot on mine and it requires me to use 3 fingers of my left hand (starting the index finger) and pressing down firmly for a couple seconds, about 6-8" from the far left of the diffuser, and to release it I do the opposite. I can do it every time now without fail and for me the down position seems to be the best with the side windows up when the top is down, which it is 99% of the time when driving.
ok thanks I'll try that
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Old Jul 16, 2019 | 09:58 PM
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I'm not sure what this diffuser does, up or down seems to be the same to me.
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Originally Posted by gripshifter
I'm not sure what this diffuser does, up or down seems to be the same to me.
The next time you are on the highway going about 60+ put the windows up and try both settings - one will have more wind noise in the cabin than the other....around town they are pretty close.
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