Roof Racks And Load Carriers; Dog Guard - Ford Mondeo Owner's Handbook Manual

ROOF RACKS AND LOAD
CARRIERS
Roof rack
WARNINGS
If you use a roof rack, the fuel
consumption of your vehicle will
be higher and you may experience
different driving characteristics.
Read and follow the
manufacturer s instructions
when you are fitting a roof rack.
CAUTION
Do not exceed the maximum
permissible roof load of 75
kilogrammes (165 pounds) (including
the roof rack).
Check the security of the roof rack
and tighten its fittings as follows:
• before starting
• after driving 50 kilometres (30
miles)
• at 1 000 kilometres (600 miles)
intervals.
To minimise windnoise when the roof
rack is not in use, cross rails should
be moved rearwards and placed
together. To reduce fuel
consumption, cross rails should be
removed when not in use.
Load carrying

DOG GUARD

guard and the seats in front of it.
Installing the dog guard
Installing behind the front
seats
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1. Push the ends of the bar on the
175
CAUTION
Keep a distance of at least one
centimetre between the dog
grille towards each other and
insert them into the retainers on
the roof. Push the bar forwards
into the narrow section of the
retainers.