INSTRUMENTSANDCONTROLS
RoofLuggageRack
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RoofloadsMUSTNOTexceedthemaximum
authorisedload.Thismayleadtoinjuryor
vehicledamage.
Looseorimproperlyxedloadsmayfallfrom
theroofluggagerackandleadtoanaccident
orcauseinjury.
Whenheavyorlargeitemsarecarried
ontheroofluggagerackitmaylead
tochangesinsteering,handlingand
brakingcharacteristics.Pleaseavoidsharp
maneuvers,heavybrakingandexcessive
acceleration.
Payattentiontothefollowingwhenusingtheroofluggage
rack:
•Fixloadstowardsthefrontoftheroofasfaraspossible,
anddistributetheroofloadevenly.
•DONOTuseautomaticcarwasheswithloadsonthe
roofluggagerack.
•Theoverallheightofthecarisdifferentwhenloadsare
ttedtotheroofluggagerack.Pleaseensurethereis
adequateclearancewhenenteringtunnelsandgarages.
•Ensuretheloadscarriedbytheroofluggagerackdo
notimpedeoperationofthesunroof,roofantennaof
tailgateopening.
•Wheninstallingorremovingapieceofloading
equipment,followtheinstructionsprovidedbythe
manufactureroftheloadingequipment.
MaximumAuthorisedLoadfortheRoof
Themaximumauthorisedloadfortheroofis50kg,and
theroofloadincludestheweightoftheroofloadsandthat
oftheloadingequipmentinstalled.
Besuretoknowabouttheweightofloads,andweighthem
whennecessary.Neverexceedthemaximumauthorised
loadfortheroof.
PeriodicalCheck
Alwaychecktheconditionandsecurityofboltconnectors
andfastenersbeforeusingtherackluggagerack.
Periodicallychecktheconditionandsecurityofbolt
connectorsandfasteners.
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