Roof Transport System - Porsche Taycan Owner's Manual

Roof Transport System

Roof Transport System
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Transporting objects on the roof
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WARNING
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An unsecured or incorrectly secured roof transport
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system can become detached from the vehicle while
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driving and cause serious accidents.
e Individual attachment modules such as ski/
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snowboard holders or roof boxes must be posi-
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tioned as centrally much as possible relative to
the leg supports.
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e Check the roof transport system and attachment
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modules before every trip and at regular intervals
during longer trips to make sure that they are
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fitted correctly and securely.
e Retighten all fastening screws.
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WARNING
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Vehicle handling changes when the roof transport
system is mounted and loaded.
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e Adapt your driving style.
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e Do not drive at a speed of more than
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81 mph (130 km/h) when the roof transport
system is loaded.
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e Do not drive at a speed of more than
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110 mph (180 km/h) when the roof transport
system is mounted but not loaded.
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An unsecured or incorrectly secured load can be-
come detached from the roof transport system while
Unsecured or incorrectly
driving and cause serious accidents.
secured roof transport
e Secure the load so that it cannot move during the
system or individual
journey.
load-carrying devices
e Load the roof transport system so that the load
does not protrude over the sides of the roof
transport system. Never exceed the width of the
vehicle.
e Do not use elastic tensioners.
e Position the center 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.
Washing the vehicle in a car wash or failure to ob-
serve the overall vehicle height or the maximum
Changed vehicle
permitted gross weight can damage the vehicle or
handling
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 into areas
with limited headroom (e.g. parking garages).
e Do not exceed the maximum permitted roof load,
gross weight or maximum axle loads.
Unsecured or incorrectly
WARNING
secured loads
NOTICE
Information
e When you are not using the roof transport sys-
tem, remove it completely from the vehicle in
order to optimize energy consumption and re-
duce noise.
Various objects can be transported safely and se-
curely using the roof transport system and additional
attachments, e.g. ski/snowboard rack, roof box or
bicycle rack.
e Only use roof transport systems that have been
tested and approved by Porsche. It is not possi-
ble to fit commercially available roof rack
systems.
For more information on the roof transport system:
e Contact an authorized Porsche dealer.
Fitting the roof transport system
b b Vehicles with a panoramic sunroof.