Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 173

Floor anchorage (example: secured tie-down eye)
Installing Inst alling
Clip the load protection net into upper retain-
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ers 1 in such a way that tensioning straps
face the rear of the vehicle.
Install tie-down eyes 5
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close to the rear seat legs (
tion them at least 2 in (5 cm) from the seat
legs to allow subsequent movement of the rear
seat.
Check that tie-down eyes
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rectly.
Tie-down eyes 5 should not move.
Clip hooks 4 on tensioning straps
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down eyes 5.
Fold tensioning element
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Pull the loose end of tensioning straps
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down in the direction of the arrow until ten-
sioning straps 3 are tight.
Fold tensioning element
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the nal tension on the straps.
A er traveling a short distance, check that the
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load protection net is taut, and retighten it if
necessary.
R R emo emoving ving
Fold tensioning element
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Tensioning straps 3 are slack.
Unclip hooks 4 of tensioning straps
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tie-down eyes 5 at the bottom.
Unclip the load protection net from upper
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retainers 1.
When required, remove tie-down eyes
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( page 169).
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ne net inst
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Carr Carrier sy
N N o o t t es on carr
3
into the guide rails
page 169). Posi-
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5 are seated cor-
You can nd information on the maximum roof
load under "cargo tie-down points and carrier sys-
tems" (
3 into tie-
2 up.
3
2 down to achieve
2 up.
3 from
5
Roll up the load protection net and fasten it,
still rolled up, using the Velcro fasteners.
djusting t ting the fr he front seat wit ont seat with t h the load prot
t installed alled
Fold tensioning element 2
upwards.
The load protection net slackens.
Correctly adjust the front seat.
Re-tension the load protection net.
ier syst stems ems
es on carrier syst ier systems ems
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due to exceed-
ing the maximum roof load
The vehicle center of gravity and the usual driv-
ing characteristics as well as the steering and
braking characteristics alter.
If you exceed the maximum roof load, the driv-
ing characteristics, as well as steering and
braking, will be greatly impaired.
Never exceed the maximum roof load
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and adjust your driving style.
page 245).
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* NO NOTE TE Damage due to exceeding the maxi-
mum permissible roof load
If the weight of the roof luggage, including the
roof luggage rack, exceeds the maximum per-
missible roof load, this can cause damage to
the vehicle.
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
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roof load.
Arrange the supporting feet of the roof
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luggage rack at an even distance from
each other.
Install the basic carrier bars for rail in
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front of and behind the mid-section sup-
port.
* N N O O TE TE Damage to the threaded holes of
the roof luggage rack due to an exces-
sively high tightening torque
An excessively high tightening torque or an
insu cient screw-in depth can cause damage
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he load protection ection
on straps 3