Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 281

278 Driving and parking
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neck or, in the case of a fully electric
trailer hitch, retract the ball neck.
Depending on the bicycle rack's design, up to
three bicycles can be transported on the bicycle
rack.
When mounted by attaching to ball head 1, the
maximum load capacity is 75 kg.
The maximum load capacity is calculated from the
weight of the bicycle rack and the bicycle rack
load.
Observe the notes on driving with a roof load,
trailer or fully laden vehicle (
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When using a bicycle rack, set the tyre pressure
for increased load on the rear axle of the vehicle.
Further information on the tyre pressure can be
found in the tyre pressure table (
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The larger the distance between the load's centre
of gravity and the ball head, the greater the load
on the trailer hitch.
Therefore, observe the following notes:
mount heavy bicycles as close to the vehicle
R
as possible
always distribute the load on the bicycle rack
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as evenly as possible across the vehicle's lon-
gitudinal axis
Mercedes-Benz recommends removing all detach-
able parts from bicycles (e.g. baskets, child seats,
rechargeable batteries) before loading them onto
the bicycle rack. This will improve the aerody-
namic resistance and centre of gravity of the bicy-
cle rack.
Always secure the bicycles to prevent them from
moving around and check them at regular inter-
page 173). vals to ensure that they are secure.
Do not use tarpaulins or other covers. The driving
characteristics and rear view may be impaired. In
addition, aerodynamic resistance and the load on
the trailer hitch will increase.
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Load distribution on the bicycle rack
1 Vertical distance between centre of gravity
and ball head