_& WARNING
Check all the roof rack connections each
time before each trip and re-tighten or re-
adjust if necessary. If you are going to be
driving or rough terrain, you will have to
check the attachments more often.
If you
do not do th is, the risk of your luggage
coming loose and fa lling off is greater.
(D Note
The pins and the roof rack claws must en-
gage secure ly into the holes and into the
edge of the roof railing when you tighten
the screws!
(j) Tips
You can adjust the width of the roo f rack
by using a hexagon wrench and turning the
screws on the top . Let your authorized Au-
di dea ler help you with this .
Installing the attachments
Fig. 85 Roof ra iling: install ing cover profile into the
roof rack
Install ing the attachments
.,. Remove the cap @ ~ fig. 85 .
.,. Slide the attachment into the T-groove (J).
.,. Tighten the attachment according to the
roof rack installation instructions.
.,. Close the cap .
Installing the cover profile
.,. Seal the openings in the T-groove (J) with
the cover profile @ after having installing
the attachments.
S ea t s a n d s t o rage 7 5
.,. If you not want to use the attachment, sea l
the whole T-groove
(J) with the cover profile
®·
.,. Cut the cover profile to the length needed, if
necessary.
Roof load
The cargo on the roof must be securely at-
tached. Handling characteristics change
when cargo is transported.
The permissible roof load for your vehicle is
220 lbs (100 kg) . The roof load is the total of
the weight of the roof rack, the attachments
and the cargo you are carrying .
_& WARNING
- The cargo must be securely attached on
the roof rack, otherwise you risk an acci-
dent.
- Distribute the load as evenly as possib le
and do not make the roof rack wide r than
the maximum permitted.
- You must under no circumstances exceed
the permissible roof load, the perm iss i-
ble axle loads and the perm issible overa ll
weight of your veh icle - risk of an acc i-
dent.
- Mount the attachments to the roof rac k
only after you have placed the roof rack
on the vehicle .
- Consider that when transpo rting heavy
objects or one with a large surface, the
handling characteristics change due to
shift in the center of gravity or the great-
er surface exposed to the wind. So adapt
your driving and your speed to prevailing
conditions. We recommend that you do
not drive faster than 80 mph (130 km/
h).
- Mounting a roof rack changes the height
of your vehicle . Keep this in mind when
parking your vehicle in your garage, or
when dr iving th rough a tunne l or under
a n overpass. .,..
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