2005 Mini Cooper Convertible Top won't close

[Tom]

I have a 2005 Mini Cooper Convertible. Top was down. When the top was
raised, it stopped after pushing the roof frame forward to the
windshield frame. Then it stopped, and the red light started flashing
rapidly. That was repeated again a day later.

This morning, I went to the garage to see if the top could be latched
and sunroof closed manually. I found the screw and turned it according
to the Mini Owners manual. I could not however, figure out how to remove
the cover from the center of the cross-bar so the manual crank could be
used. Three of us worked for almost two hours to decipher the poorly
written instructions in the manual and correlate those to the actual
product and could not figure it out.

Has anybody out there got a suggestion for closing the top for the trip
to the dealer as rain showers in middle America are always a possibility?

TIA for any advice or assistance.

[Nicole]

replying to Tom, Nicole wrote:
What ever ended up happening with your top? I have a 2005mini and the top
won't close. Help!!!

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