Seat LEON Owner's Manual page 163

bars or conventional roof carrier systems can-
not be secured to the roof water drains.
As the roof water drains are integrated in the
roof to reduce air resistance, only SEAT-ap-
proved cross bars and roof carrier systems
can be used.
Cases in which cross bars and the roof carri-
er system should be disassembled.
● When they are not used.
When the vehicle is washed in a car wash.
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● When the vehicle height exceeds the maxi-
mum height, for example, in some garages.
WARNING
When heavy or bulky loads are transported
on the roof carrier system, car driving per-
formance is affected, as the centre of gravity
shifts and there is greater wind resistance.
Always secure the load properly using belts
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or retaining straps that are suitable and in a
good condition.
Bulky, heavy, long or flat loads have a neg-
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ative effect on aerodynamics, the centre of
gravity and driving performance.
Avoid sudden braking and manoeuvres.
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Adapt your speed and driving style at all
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times to suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions.
Transport and practical equipment
CAUTION
● Remove the cross bars and the roof carrier
system before entering a car wash.
Vehicle height is increased by the installa-
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tion of cross bars or a roof carrier system and
the load secured on them. For this purpose,
check that your vehicle's height does not sur-
pass the headspace limit, for example, for un-
derpasses or for entering garage doors.
● Cross bars, a roof carrier system and the
load secured on them should not interfere
with the roof aerial or hamper the path of the
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panoramic sun roof page 129 and the rear
lid.
On opening the rear lid make sure that it
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does not knock into the roof load.
For the sake of the environment
When cross bars and a roof carrier system are
installed, the increased air resistance means
that the vehicle uses more fuel.
Attach the cross bars of the roof carri-
er system
Fig. 183 Leon/Leon SC: attachment points for
the roof railings for the roof carrier system.
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