On Tuesday I took my cabrio to the dealer for this problem, and a leaky upper motor mount. Lucky for me, the warranty on my 06 doesn't run out till Thursday! The micro-switch under the rear parcel shelf is fully engaged by the shelf, but the top will not go past the open sunroof position. Pressing the button yields nothing: no motor noise, no little red flashing light on the button, nuttin'. Anyone else have this issue? I'll report when I'm told of the root cause.

 

I had a similar problem today...

I just traded in my 2009 Honda Fit Sport for a Chili Red 2006 MINI Convertible (standard) with only 32,000 miles! This is my first MINI & I just LOVE this car!

One problem though... Yesterday I took it to Best Buy and had them install an iPod adapter. That works great, BUT... now the top will only let me open the sunroof. When I push on the button to lower the top, the red light flashes on the left button (close top), and nothing happens.

Tonight I went through the manual AGAIN and I finally figured out what was wrong:
• It was either I needed to reset the power windows. (they might have disconnected the battery during the install)


and/or
• I had to snap down the cargo cover in the trunk area. (it wasn't put back correctly after the install)

I hope this helps...