My Top won't go up!
 

HELP!! :ah: All I can find are questions or problems with tops that won't go down. I have a 2000 Boxter S with a rag top that won't go up. Any suggestions?

First try replacing the fuse.

Do you have a dash light on at all?

No, no lights are on. I pull on the emergency break, push the top up button and nothing happens. Now a really dumb question. Can I find information on the fuses in the manuals?

This has to be the biggest problem with Boxsters. Porsche seems to suck at making convertibles that actually work. I have been fighting this problem for months now. EVERYTHING we try, does not work. The top is intermittent...sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I make damn well sure that the sun will be out for a long time if I decide to take the top down, because I don't know if it will go back up. I also won't make the change between up and down unless it is in my garage. The last thing I want to do is drive around with a top half up and half down...like I have had to do before.

If you reach down to the drivers footwell, there is a small panel on the kick pad that houses the fuses.

You should have a small paper insert that shows the layout of the fuse box and you can locate the fuse that works your top from the diagram on the sheet.

There should also be a few spares in the box itself.

Checked the fuses, now what?
 

Bruce thanks for the suggestion with the fuses. I checked all the fuses and they are all fine.
Any other suggestions?
Is there a sensor switch that indicates the emergency break is on?
My son drove it about a week ago and I had a devil of a time pulling up on the emergency break to get the button to push in so I could release it. If there is an emergency break sensor, perhaps it is stuck on or we broke it or something.