Roof Transport System - Porsche 911 2020 Owner's Manual

Roof transport system

Transporting objects on the roof
Unsecured or incorrectly
WARNING
secured roof transport
system or individual
load-carrying devices
An unsecured or incorrectly secured roof transport
system can become detached from the vehicle while
driving and cause serious accidents.
e Individual attachment modules such as ski/
snowboard holders or roof boxes must be posi-
tioned as centrally as possible relative to the leg
supports.
e Check the roof transport system and load-carry-
ing devices before each trip and at regular inter-
vals during longer trips to ensure that they are
mounted correctly and securely.
e Re-tighten all fastening screws.
Changed vehicle
WARNING
handling
Vehicle handling changes when the roof transport
system is mounted and loaded.
e Adapt your driving style.
e Do not drive at a speed of more than
81 mph (130 km/h) when the roof transport
system is loaded.
e Do not drive at a speed of more than
110 mph (180 km/h) when the roof transport
system is mounted but not loaded.
Unsecured or incorrectly
WARNING
secured loads
An unsecured or incorrectly secured load can be-
come detached from the roof transport system while
driving and cause serious accidents.
e Secure the load so that it cannot move during the
journey.
e Load the roof transport system so that the load
does not protrude over the sides of the roof
transport system. Never exceed the width of the
vehicle.
e Do not use elastic tensioners.
e Position the center of gravity of the load as low
as possible with respect to the roof transport
system and distribute the load evenly over the
load area.
NOTICE
Washing the vehicle in a car wash or failure to ob-
serve the overall vehicle height or the maximum
permitted gross weight can damage the vehicle or
roof transport system.
e Remove the complete roof transport system be-
fore washing the vehicle in a car wash.
e Check the overall vehicle height with the roof
transport system fitted before driving into areas
with limited headroom (e.g. parking garages).
e Do not exceed the maximum permitted roof load,
gross weight or maximum axle loads.
Information
e When you are not using the roof transport sys-
tem, remove it completely from the vehicle in
order to save fuel and reduce noise.
Roof transport system
Various objects, such as a ski/snowboard rack, roof
box or bicycle rack, can be transported safely and
securely using the roof transport system and addi-
tional attachments.
e Only use roof transport systems that have been
tested and approved by Porsche. It is not possi-
ble to mount other commercially available roof
rack systems.
For more information on the roof transport system:
e Contact an authorized Porsche dealer.
Mounting the roof transport
system
Fig. 169: Components of the roof transport system
A Front carrier (long)
B Rear carrier (short)
C Cover trims
D Torque wrench
E Key
When mounting for the first time:
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