Roof Transport System - Porsche 911 Manual

Roof Transport System

Transporting objects on the roof
Unsecured or incorrectly
WARNING
secured roof transport
system or individual
load-carrying devices
An unsecured or incorrectly secured roof transport
system can become detached from the vehicle while
driving and cause serious accidents.
e Install individual load-carrying devices such as a
ski/snowboard holder or roof box as centrally as
possible with respect to the supports.
e Check the roof transport system and load-carry-
ing devices before every journey and at regular
intervals during longer journeys to ensure that
they are fitted correctly and securely.
e Tighten all fastening screws again.
Changed vehicle
WARNING
handling
The handling of the vehicle changes when the roof
transport system is fitted and loaded.
e Adapt your driving style accordingly.
e Do not drive at a speed of more than
130 km/h (81 mph) when the roof transport
system is loaded.
e When the roof transport system is fitted but not
loaded, do not drive at a speed of more than
180 km/h (110 mph).
Unsecured or incorrectly
WARNING
secured load
An unsecured or incorrectly secured load can be-
come detached from the roof transport system while
driving and cause serious accidents.
e Secure the load so that it will not move during
the journey.
e Load the roof transport system so that the load
does not protrude over the sides of the roof
transport system. Never load the roof transport
system wider than the width of the vehicle.
e Do not use elastic rubber tensioners.
e Position the centre of gravity of the load as low
as possible with respect to the roof transport
system and distribute the load evenly over the
load area.
NOTICE
Washing the vehicle in a car wash or failure to ob-
serve the overall vehicle height or the maximum
permitted gross weight can damage the vehicle or
roof transport system.
e Remove the complete roof transport system be-
fore washing the vehicle in a car wash.
e Check the overall vehicle height with the roof
transport system fitted before driving through
height-restricted entrances (e.g multi-storey car
parks).
e Do not exceed the maximum roof load, maximum
vehicle weight and maximum axle loads.
Information
e Since fuel consumption and noise are increased
when the roof transport system is fitted, it
should not remain on the vehicle if not in use.
Various objects can be transported safely and se-
curely using the roof transport system and load-
carrying devices, e.g. ski/snowboard holder, roof box
or bicycle rack.
Roof Transport System
e Only use roof transport systems that have been
tested and approved by Porsche. Conventional
roof rack systems cannot be mounted on the
vehicle.
For more information on the roof transport system:
e Contact your Porsche partner.
Fitting the roof transport system
Fig. 160: Components of the roof transport system
A Front carrier bar (long)
B Rear carrier bar (short)
C Cover trims
D Torque wrench
E Key
When fitting for the first time:
e Adjust the front and rear carriers to fit the width
of the vehicle.
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