Roof- Mounted Luggage Rack For The Hardtop - BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual

Roof- mounted luggage rack for the hardtop

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Anchors
A c c e ss to th e a n c h ors:
T o o p e n th e c o v er (arro w), ple a s e u s e
th e to ol in clu d e d w ith th e ro of-ra c k
syst e m .
A s p e cial ro of-ra c k syst e m is a v aila ble
for y o ur B M W a s a n o p tio n al e xtra .
Ple a s e c o m ply w ith th e pre c a utio n s
in clu d e d w ith th e in stallatio n in stru c -
tio n s.
B e c a u s e ro of ra c k s rais e th e c e nt er of
gra vity of th e v e hicle w h e n lo a d e d , th e y
e x ercis e a m ajor e ffe ct o n its h a n dlin g
a n d st e erin g re s p o n s e . Y o u s h o uld
th ere fore al w a ys re m e m b er n ot to
e x c e e d th e a p pro v e d ro of w eig ht, th e
a p pro v e d gro ss v e hicle w eig ht or th e
a xle lo a d s w h e n lo a din g th e ra c k. P erti-
n e nt s p e cific atio n s are list e d u n d er
" T e c h nic al D ata , " p a g e 1 9
M a k e s ure th at th e lo a d is n ot to o
h e a vy, a n d distrib ut e it e v e nly.
A l w a ys lo a d th e h e a vie st pie c e s first (o n
th e b otto m). B e s ure th at o bje cts d o n ot
proje ct into th e o p e nin g p ath of th e
lu g g a g e c o m p artm e nt lid .
S e c ure th e ro of lu g g a g e c orre ctly a n d
s e c urely to pre v e nt it fro m s hiftin g or
b ein g lo st d urin g drivin g (d a n g er to
follo w in g traffic).
D riv e s m o othly a n d a v oid s u d d e n
a c c eleratio n or bra kin g. D o n ot c orn er
at hig h s p e e d s.
T h e ro of lo a d in cre a s e s a ero d y n a mic
re sista n c e , w hic h in turn in cre a s e s fu el
c o n s u m p tio n a n d pla c e s a d ditio n al
stre ss o n th e v e hicle its elf.
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