Roof Rack System - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

Put bicycle into the bicycle carrier
Fig. 59 Put in the bicycle/example fastening the front wheel
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 63.
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Remove the front wheel of the bicycle before installing it.
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Slacken the quick tension jack on the fixing axle of the bicycle carrier and adjust
according to the width of the bicycle fork.
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Fit the bicycle fork onto the fixing axle and tighten with the quick tension
jack » Fig. 59 - .
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Position the left pedal of the bicycle forward, in order to attach the front wheel
more easily.
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Undo the screw » Fig. 58 on page 64 and push the bicycle carrier to the left
A
together with the fastened bicycle to prevent a collision between the steering
wheel and the side window of the luggage compartment.
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Carefully guide the boot lid downwards without letting go of it. Check whether
there is sufficient room between the steering bars and the rear window. If nec-
essary, adjust the position of the movable part of the bicycle carrier to prevent a
collision » page 64.
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It is best to store the removed front wheel between the crank of the left pedal
and the bicycle frame, attach it with a strap to the front fork
to one of the fixing points.
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The second carrier is installed and the bicycle is secured in a similar way.
Secure the stability of the bicycles with a belt
Fig. 60 Securing bicycles
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
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To slacken the rubber part of the clamp, push both parts against each other and
open the clamp.
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Position the clamp with the rubber part to the front (in direction of travel) as far
as possible below the saddle support and close the clamp
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When transporting two bicycles, clamp the belt
dles by moving the bicycles apart.
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Hang the carabines at the ends of the belt into the lashing eyes behind the rear
seats » Fig. 60
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Pull the belt through the tensioning clasps on both sides in turn.
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If necessary, you can correct the position of the bicycles in the vehicle.

Roof rack system

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Introduction
» Fig. 59 -  and/or
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
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Attachment points
Roof load
on page 63.
» Fig. 60
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» Fig. 60 - .
-  between the sad-
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Seats and storage