Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 290

Guide rails
The nominal tensile load of the lashing points of a
guide rail is 350 daN if you observe the following:
the load on the load compartment floor is
R
secured to two lashing points on the rail
the distance to the nearest load-securing
R
point on the same rail is approximately 1 m
Information about roof luggage racks
Observe the notes on the carrier systems
( page 227).
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* NOTE Damage due to exceeding the
maximum permissible roof load
If the weight of the roof luggage, including the
roof luggage rack, exceeds the maximum per‐
missible roof load, this can cause damage to
the vehicle.
Do not exceed the maximum permissi‐
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ble roof load.
Arrange the supporting feet of the roof
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luggage rack at an even distance from
each other.
Install the basic carrier bars for rail in
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front of and behind the mid-section sup‐
port.
Maximum roof load / pairs of roof rack sup‐
ports
Maximum roof load
150 kg
This information applies if the load is distributed
evenly across the entire roof area.
If the roof luggage rack is shorter, reduce the
load proportionately. The maximum permitted
load per pair of roof rack supports is 50 kg. The
maximum permitted load of basic carrier bars for
rail is 100 kg.
The driving, braking and steering characteristics
of the vehicle will change with the type of load,
the weight and the centre of gravity of the load.
Comply with the loading guidelines and further
information about load distribution
( page 221).
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Minimum number
of pairs of supports
3
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