Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 99

Ski Racks, Roof Racks, Integral Lug­
gag e Brace
Use only th o s e ski and ro o f racks
w h ich are ap p ro ve d by M E R C ED ES-
BENZ. This typ e o f ra ck m o u n ts to the
ro o f railing and d o e s n o t re q u ire a d d i­
tion al s u p p o rts (s u c tio n c u p s o r
legs). S uch s u p p o rts m ay lead to m ar­
ring o f th e pa in t o r d e n tin g o f th e roof.
For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n in q u ire at y o u r
au th o rize d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
The ro o f ra c k sh o u ld be lo ad ed evenly
w h ile n o t e x c e e d in g kg
1 0 0
Long c a rg o ite m s sho uld n o t e x te n d
b e yon d th e veh icle le ng th and s ho uld
be tie d to th e c ro s s bar at th e fro n t
and rear.
W hen c a rry in g lu gg age on th e integral
luggage rack, lim it the w e ig h t to
80 kg (175 lb) and d is trib u te it evenly
ove r th e e n tire area.
T ig h te n th e lu gg age re ta in e rs s u p ­
lb).
plied w ith th e veh icle to the ro o f rail­
( 2 2 0
ing (a rro w s ne xt to k nu rle d-he ad
s c re w s s h o u ld p o in t to w a rd s th e fro n t
o f th e veh icle ) so th a t th e luggage will
n o t s lid e and re s ts only on the p ro te c ­
tive s trip s .
S e cu re th e lu gg age by tig h te n in g the
k n u rle d -h e a d scre w s.
W hen d riv in g w ith o u t ro o f luggage,
th e lu g g a g e re ta in e rs m ay be
rem o ved to re d u c e w ind noise.