Device to raise and lower the roof of a utility vehicle, the roof being supported on telescopic stanchions.

The device has a post (1) comprising an operating element that is operated for lowering a lifting element (12). A lever link (4) comprises another operating element for actuating the former operating element. The operating elements are arranged such that the latter operating element is operated in short time before the former element reaches a folded position during folding movement of the lever link from an unfolded position to the folded position. The latter operating element is arranged such that the former operating element actuated in the folded position.