Thule Ocean 80 Fitting Instructions Manual page 4

Dear customer,
we are pleased that you have decided to purchase our
pro duct and hope you enjoy using it. However, it is
im portant that before fi tting your roof box you read
the se in struc tions ca re ful ly. We hope you have lots of
fun with your new roof box!
Before fitting the roof box
This box fi ts to all roofbars racks with the fol lo wing
car ri er bar dimensions:
max. width: 82mm / height: 18 – 35 mm.
First of all mount the roof rack on the car following the
in struc tions from the vehicle manufacturer as well as the
moun ting instructions for the rack itself.
The distance between the two roof bars is al lo wed to be
bet ween 540 mm and 990 mm. When mounting the roof
box on special racks with T-profi les such as Thule Aero
Bar, we offer special adapter sets. The conversion ad ap -
ters can be obtained from your local dealer or di rect ly
from the ma nu fac tu r er.
Mounting of the roof box
First place the box parallel with the vehicle cen tral ly
onto the roof bars. For hatchback vehicles place the box
and/or the carrier in a way that the box does not ob struct
the ope ning of the tailgate.
For safety reasons the roof box must be mounted in
such a way that it can be loaded and unloaded from the
pas sen ger side. The person who loads the box must not
stand on the road.
Once you have determined the correct position of the
roof box on the roof rack taking the above men tio ned
factors into consi de ra ti on, fi x the roof box to the roof
rack as de s cri bed below.
Ocean 80
To do this push the fi xing brackets from below around
the roof rack and through the drilled holes in the fl oor of
the roof top cargo box.
Tighten the thumb nuts equally by hand. To en su re that
the roof box is attached securely the thumb nuts must
be tigh te ned with a torque of between 2 - 2.5 Nm - this
tor que can be easily achieved wi t hout the help of tools.
Please ensure that the fi xing brackets are fi tted equally.
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Ocean 100, 200, 500, 600, 700
Your Roof box is equipped with quick-fi t attach-
A
ment units, which allows the box to be fi tted quick-
ly without the use of tools. There are four groups of
holes on the base of the box. Push the attachment units-
together with the pre-mounted rubber plate – over, the
appropriate rail of the roof-carrier bars into the holes of
the base until it snaps in.
Pull up the red securing-pin until it snaps in. After
B
that turn the blue upper part counter clockwise to
the open position.
Guide the U-bracket into the protruding pins from
C
below until it stops on the carrier-bar.
Under simultaneously pressure of the U-Bracket
D
turn the blue upper part of the quick-fastening
clockwise to the locked position (blue upper part an
black lower parts of the fastening unit must be parallel).
Then press the red securing pin down until it snaps in. If
the mounting-procedure is not possible, you must check
the complete mounting again. Fit all four attachments in
the same way.
If the fastener is not correct mounted and the secu-
ring pin is not correct clicked into place, the roof box
is not securely mounted and must not be used. The
box may otherwise slip from the roof while driving
and cause a serious accident.
Open drill holes
Please cover the open drill holes using the stic kers pro-
vi ded once the roof box has been at ta ched.
Loading the roof box
The maximum load for your roof box is 50 kg. Ne ver
exceed the permissible roof load for your ve hic le (see ope-
rating in struc tions of the ve hic le).
Make sure that you distribute the load in the roof box
even ly as described and note the loading height of the
clo sed roof box.
Securing the loads in the roof box
Always secure the luggage in the roof box using sui-
table belts (depending on the roof box mo del, either
inclu ded in delivery or available as an accessory).
If you are transporting skis, they must be se cu red with
the ap pro pria te belts and/ or ski hol ders (depending on
roof box model either inclu ded in delivery or availa ble
as an accessory).
Order no. for ski holders:
Model 500 - order no.: 698
Model 600 - order no.: 701
Model 700 - order no.: 699
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