Roof Rack - BMW 318i Owner's Handbook Manual

Touring
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Use the partition net to protect passengers,
see page 100. Make sure that objects can-
not poke through the partition net.
> Do not stack items higher than the top edge
of the seat backs.
>
Wrap appropriate protective material
around objects that could strike the rear
window while the car is on the move.
Securing the load
> Small and relatively light items can be
retained with tensioning straps, a luggage
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area net or other suitable straps
> BMW Service can supply suitable lashings
for securing larger or heavier loads. Four
lashing eyes are provided for attaching the
lashing equipment. Two are located on the
luggage-area side walls 1, two more are on
the rear luggage-area panel 2.
Please comply with the information pro-
vided with the lashing equipment.
Always stow and secure the load as
described above, so that it cannot endan-
ger the car's occupants, for example if sudden
braking or avoiding action is necessary.
Do not exceed the car's permitted gross weight
or the axle load limits, see page 156, otherwise
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the car's operating safety may be endangered
and the construction and use regulations
infringed.
Heavy or hard objects should not be carried
loose inside the car, since they could be dis-
lodged, for example by heavy braking, sudden
avoiding action or similar, and endanger the
occupants.<

Roof rack*

A special roof rack system is available as an
accessory for your BMW. Please observe the
directions contained in the installation instruc-
tions.
Mounting points
The mounting points are located on the roof/on
the roof rails
Loading the roof rack
A loaded roof rack alters the car's road behav-
iour and steering response quite considerably,
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by moving its centre of gravity.
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When loading the roof rack, ensure that the
specified roof load limit, the car's gross weight
limit and the axle loads are not exceeded.
The relevant figures are shown in the Weights
section on page 156.
The roof load must be distributed uniformly and
should not be too large in area. Heavy items
should always be placed at the bottom. Make
sure that there is sufficient clearance for raising
the glass roof and that no objects extend back
into the movement range of the luggage com-
partment lid/tailgate.
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