Seats and storage
Attach the roof rack only at the attachment
points on the roof railing. On the inside of the
roof railing there are two holes for atta ching the
rear end of the roof rack. To prevent confusing
the front and rear roof rack attachments, there
are three holes on the left and two holes on the
right for mounting the front part of the roof rack
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The roof racks have a sticker on the left side un-
derneath to identify front and rear .
A WARNING
When installing the roof rack, make sure the
sticker is on the left side of the vehicle and
faces the stamped arrow in the drive direc-
tion.
Installing a roof rack
Fig. 81 Roof railing: position ing the roof rack
Fig. 82 Roof railing: installing a roof rack
The roof rack set consists of a front and rear roof
rack, the
cover profile and a socket wrench.
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Open the cap (D c:> fig. 82 .
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Before mounting the roof rack, use the socket
wrench @ and loosen the left and right screw
in the direction of @ .
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Clean the attachment points on the roof ra iling
as well as the roof rack rubber washers @ .
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Carefully place the roof rack over the holes in
the roof railing
c:> fig. 81.
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Place the pins @ into the holes. The claw ®
must engage into the edge of the roof railing .
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Make sure the rubber washer © lays flat on the
roof railing .
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Tighten the left and right screws using the
socket wrench @ in direction @ .
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To reach the 4 ft lb (6 Nm) tightening specifi -
cation needed, both arrows on the socket
wrench must align .
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Repeat this procedure on the second roof rack.
A 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 at-
tachments more often. If you do not do this,
the risk of your luggage coming loose and
falling off is greater.
(D Note
The pins and the roof rack claws must engage
securely into the holes and into the edge of
the roof railing when you tighten the screws!
(D Tips
You can adjust the width of the roof rack by
using a hexagon wrench and turning the
screws on the top. Let your authorized Audi
dealer help you with this.
Installing the attachments
Fig. 83 Roof railing: installing cover profile into the roof
rack
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