Fitting Kit K399 First Time Installation Remove parts from inside the package and check. Contact your dealer if any parts are missing or damaged. This kit fits type A, B, C and D. These instructions show type A crossbar fitted. They also apply to type B, C and D.
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Fitting Kit K399 Use hex screwdriver to reverse adjusting screw 10 turns. Press adjusting screw and pull crossbar legs out. Refer to the crossbar instructions for crossbar adjustment method. Ensure each end of the crossbar is adjusted equally. Set bars to length (revert to rear of these instructions).
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Fitting Kit K399 Tighten adjusting screw to 5 Nm (3.7 ft lb) hand tight. Remove plastic clamp block by gripping bar leg with fingers and push firmly with thumbs until clamp block drops out behind leg. Select plastic internal block (from fitting kit) and insert into foot.
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Fitting Kit K399 Fitment Open or remove fixed-point covers. Remove original screws from fixed points using 4mm hex driver supplied with crossbars. Select four grubscrews and assemble them into the adaptor using 3 mm (1/8") Hex Key. Select grubscrews and screw into the vehicle's fixed points.
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Fitting Kit K399 Refer to the underside of the pad for the part number. Letters refer to the pad part numbers and position. Pad Part Number: A = 11-04-220 B = 11-04-224 C = 11-04-225 Ensure the fixed-point covers sit vertically...
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Fitting Kit K399 Place crossbars on pads ensuring the pads fit into the holes underneath the foot and the grubscrew pass through the hole in the foot. Repeat for all four positions. Tighten the plastic knob. The side with the nut showing should be facing up.
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Fitting Kit K399 Check crossbar is securely attached to the vehicle. Use keys to fit and lock covers CAUTION: Recheck all fasteners immediately after a load is applied to the crossbars. Regularly check screws are tight.
Fitting Kit K399 Maintenance Clean the car roof and surfaces of the product that will be in contact with the car roof. Follow the fitting instructions for fitting the product to your vehicle. Make sure all steps are carried out in order.
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Fitting Kit K399 Check and replace worn out or defective parts. Keep the product clean and maintained. Never drive into a car wash with the roof rack system fitted. Lubricate locks and adjusting screws at regular intervals. Remove the products from the vehicle when not in use.
Fitting Kit K399 WARRANTY & DISCLAIMER Yakima Australia Pty Ltd ABN 58 154 440 221 17 Hinkler Court, Brendale QLD 4500 Tel: 0800 4776 722 (NZ) or 1800 143 548 (AU) Email: warranty@yakima.co.nz or warranty@yakima.com.au Where the product is supplied to the customer for other than business purposes within the meaning of section 43 of the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, the provisions of that Act shall apply.
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Fitting Kit K399 Alternately, you can write to Yakima at 17 Hinkler Court, Brendale QLD Australia 4500 in order to make a claim under your warranty. Upon contacting Yakima directly, you should explain as fully as possible the defect. A Yakima representative will provide you with appropriate instructions for returning the product together with a copy of the original purchase invoice or receipt to Yakima.
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