Roof Carrier - Seat Arona Owner's Manual

Do not let the luggage compartment floor
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fall when closing it. Always carefully guide it
downwards in a controlled manner. Other-
wise, the lining and the floor of the luggage
compartment could be damaged.
Note
SEAT recommends the use of straps to secure
objects to retaining rings.

Roof carrier*

Introduction
The vehicle roof has been designed to opti-
mise aerodynamics. For this reason, cross
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.
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Operation
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
times to suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions.
CAUTION
Remove the cross bars and the roof carrier
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system before entering a car wash.
● Vehicle height is increased by the installa-
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.
● Any cross bars, roof carrier systems or
loads secured to them must not interfere with
the roof aerial or block the path of 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 and the roof car-
rier system
Fig. 170 Attachment points for the roof rail-
ings for the roof carrier system.
The crossbars are the basis of a series of spe-
cial roof carrier systems. For safety reasons,
special fixtures must be used to safely trans-
port luggage, bicycles, skis, surf boards or
boats on the roof. Suitable accessories can
be acquired at SEAT dealerships.
Always secure the crossbars and the roof car-
rier system properly. Always take the assem-
bly instructions that come with the crossbars