Patent ID: 8657362

Claim:
A convertible comprising: a roof arrangement including a soft top linkage that can be moved between an open position and a covered position; linkage through openings provided on longitudinal sides of the vehicle and accommodating the soft top linkage as the soft top linkage is moved between the open position and the closed position; flaps for selectively opening and closing the linkage through openings; at least one wind deflector element that can be adjusted between a retracted position of rest and a deployed operative position, the wind deflector element being mounted movably on longitudinal sides of the convertible adjacent to the linkage through openings and to interior paneling and having a section arranged underneath the interior paneling; a drive device that adjusts the wind deflector element between the position of rest and the operative position, and vice versa; a position detector for detecting a position of the flap; and a control device that permits adjustment of the roof arrangement only if the position detector detects an open position of the flaps and permits adjustment of the wind deflector element only if the position detector detects a closed position of the flaps.