Mercury 1996 Sable Manual page 191

3. Slide the rear crossbar forward to hold your
luggage securely in place.
4. Clamp the adjusting levers again by pulling
them toward the outside of the vehicle.
Make sure that the rear crossbar pins are locked
in slots by pulling forward and back on each of
the outside supports. If the crossbar slides, push
or pull until you hear it click and feel it lock
into position.
5. Secure luggage or cargo with rope (up to
3/8"), NOT ELASTIC CORD, using the tie
down loops provided. There are three loops
on each outside rail and one at each end of
the cross bars.
The adjusting levers for the luggage rack
Leave the rear crossbar in its original back
position when you are not using it to hold
luggage to reduce aerodynamic drag and
improve fuel economy.
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