Ca rg o lo a d in g
Ro o f-m o u n te d lu g g a g e ra c k *
103n
Alwa ys p os itio n a nd s e c ure th e
Roof-m ounte d lu gga ge ra c ks ra is e th e
loa d c orre c tly. If yo u d o n ot, it c a n
e nd a nge r th e p a s s e nge rs d uring b ra k-
ing o r e va s ive m a ne uve rs .
Do n ot e xc e e d th e p e rm is s ib le g ro s s
we ight a nd a xle lo a d (re fe r to
p a ge 1 74), o th e rw is e th e ve hic le 's o p -
e ra tin g s a fe ty is n o lo nge r a s s ure d a nd
a vio la tio n o f th e la ws o f th e ro a d o c -
c urs .
Do n ot c a rry h a rd o r h e a vy o b je c ts u n-
s e c ure d in th e p a s s e nge r c om p a rtm e nt.
If yo u d o s o, th e y m a y b e p ro je c te d
th ro ugh th e a ir d uring b ra kin g a nd e va -
s ive m a ne uve rs , th us e nd a nge ring ve hi-
c le o c c up a nts .<
c e nte r o f g ra vity o f th e ve hic le w he n
th e y a re lo a d e d . Fo r th is re a s on, th e y
e xe rc is e a m a jor e ffe c t o n th e ve hic le 's
ha nd ling a nd s te e ring re s p ons e .
You s hould th e re fore a lwa ys re m e m b e r
not to e xc e e d th e a p p ro ve d ro of
we ight, th e a p p ro ve d g ro s s ve hic le
we ight o r th e a xle w e ights w he n lo a d -
ing th e ra c k. Yo u w ill find th e s p e c ific a -
tio ns u nd e r "Te c hnic a l Da ta " o n
p a ge 1 74.
An c h o rs
Ma ke s ure th a t th e loa d is not to o he a vy,
a nd a tte m p t to d is trib ute it e ve nly.
Alwa ys loa d th e he a vie s t p ie c e s firs t (o n
th e b otto m ). B e s ure th a t a d e q ua te
c le a ra nc e is m a inta ine d fo r ra is ing th e
s lid ing/tilt s unro of.
Ac c e s s to th e a nc hors :
To o p e n th e c ove r (a rro w) p le a s e u s e
th e to ol inc lud e d w ith th e lu gga ge s ys -
te m .
A s p e c ia l lugga ge s ys te m is a va ila b le a s
a n o p tio n fo r yo ur B MW. P le a s e c om p ly
with th e p re c a utio ns in c lud e d w ith th e
ins ta lla tio n in s tru c tio ns .
S e c ure th e ro of lu gga ge c orre c tly a nd
s e c ure ly to p re ve nt it fro m s hifting o r
b e ing lo s t d uring d rivin g (d a nge r to fo l-
lowing tra ffic ).
Drive s m ooth ly a nd a vo id s ud d e n a c -
c e le ra tio n o r b ra kin g. Do n ot c orn e r a t
high s p e e d s .
The ro of lo a d in c re a s e s th e a e ro d y-
na m ic re s is ta nc e . In c re a s e d fu e l c on-
s um p tio n a nd a d d itio na l s tre s s e s on th e
ve hic le 's b od y re s ult fro m th is .
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