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Installing the attachments
• Remove the ca p @ q fig . 83 .
• Slide the attachment
into t he T-groove
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• Tighten the attachment
according t o the roof
rack installation inst ructions .
• Close the cap.
Install ing the cover profile
• Seal the openings in the T-groove
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with the
cover profile @ after having installing the at -
tachments.
• If you not want to use th e attachment,
seal the
whole T-groove
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with the cover profile @ .
• Cut t he cover profile to the length needed, if
necessary .
Roof load
The cargo on the roof mus t be securely attached.
Handling charac teristics change when cargo is
transported .
The permissible roof load for your veh icle is
165 lbs (75 kg).
The roof load is the total of the
weight of the roof rack, the attachme nts and the
cargo you are carrying .
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WARNING
- The cargo must be sec urely attached on the
roof rack, otherwise you risk a n accide nt .
- Dist ribute the load as evenly as possible and
do not make the roof rack wider than the
maximum permitted.
- You must unde r no circumstances exceed
t he perm iss ible roof load, the permiss ible
axle loads a nd the pe rm issib le overa ll
we ight of yo ur vehicle - risk of a n accident.
- Mount the att a chments to the roof rack only
after you have placed the roof rack on the
vehicle .
- Consider that whe n t ranspo rt ing heavy ob-
je cts or one wit h a large surface, t he han -
dling characterist ics change due to shift in
the cente r of gravity or the greater surface
exposed to the wind. So adapt your driving
and your speed to prevailing conditions. We
recommend that you do not dr ive faster
than 80 mp h (130 km/h) .
Seats
and storag
e
- Mounting a roof rack changes the height of
your veh icle. Keep t his in m ind when parking
your veh icle in your garage, or when dr iving
through a tunnel or under a n overpass.
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Note
- Make sure the rea r lid does not hit the cargo
on the roof rack when you open it. On
vehicles with automatic rear lid/trunk lid
operation* you may have to adjust the open
position of the rear lid
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- Remove the roof rack and attachment
be-
fore taking your vehicle th rough an auto -
matic car wash t o avoid damage .
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For the sake of the environment
As a result of the increased wind res istance
created by a roof rack, your vehicle is using
fuel unnecessarily . So remove the roof rack
aft er using it.
Beverage
holders
Fig. 84 Cente r conso le: Front cupholders
Fig. 85
Beverage st orage in t he rea r arm rest
Front cupholders
• You can accommo d ate two beverages in this
storage
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fig . 84 .
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