S to w in g c a rg o
Alwa ys p os itio n a nd s e c ure th e lo a d
c orre c tly. If yo u d o n ot, it c a n e ve n
e nd a nge r th e p a s s e nge rs d uring b ra kin g or
e va s ive m a ne uve rs .
Ne ve r e xc e e d e ith e r th e a p p ro ve d g ro s s
ve hic le w e ight o r e ith e r o f th e a p p ro ve d
a xle loa d s , re fe r to p a ge 1 16, a s e xc e s s ive
loa d s c a n p os e a s a fe ty h a za rd , a nd m a y
a ls o p la c e yo u in viola tio n of fre e wa y s a fe ty
la ws .
You s hould n e ve r tra ns p ort h e a vy o r h a rd
ob je c ts u ns e c ure d in th e p a s s e nge r c om -
p a rtm e nt, a s th e y c ould fly a ro und a nd
p os e a s a fe ty h a za rd to th e ve hic le 's o c c u-
p a nts e ve n d uring a b ru p t b ra kin g o r e va -
s ive m a ne uve rs .<
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Loa d he a vy c a rg o a s fa r fo rw a rd a nd a s
low a s p os s ib le , p la c ing it d ire c tly
b e hind th e b ulkh e a d b e hind th e re a r
s e a ts
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Cove r s ha rp e d ge s a nd c orn e rs
P ull o ut th e p a rtitio n n e t, re fe r to
p a ge 7 2, m a kin g s ure th a t o b je c ts c a n- Ro o f-m o u n te d lu g g a g e
not p e ne tra te th e p a rtitio n n e t
ra c k*
Be c a us e ro of ra c ks ra is e th e ve hic le 's c e n-
te r o f g ra vity w he n lo a d e d , th e y h a ve a
m a jor e ffe c t o n its h a 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 w e ight, th e
a p p ro ve d g ro s s ve hic le w e ight o r th e a xle
loa d s w he n lo a d ing th e ra c k.
You c a n fin d th e s p e c ifie d w e ights in th e
Te c hnic a l d a ta s e c tio n o n p a ge 1 16.
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Fo r ve ry h e a vy c a rg o whe n th e re a r s e a t
is not o c c up ie d , s e c ure e a c h s a fe ty b e lt
in th e o p p os ite b uc kle .
Ma ke s ure th a t th e lo a d is n ot to o h e a vy,
a nd th a t it d oe s n ot e xte nd o utw a rd to
b e yo nd th e lim its o f th e lo a d ing s urfa c e .
Alwa ys lo a d th e h e 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 r-
a nc e is m a inta ine d fo r ra is ing th e g la s s
ro of, a nd th a t o b je c ts d o n ot p ro je c t in to
th e o p e ning p a th o f th e ta ilga te .
Ca rg o , s e c u rin g
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Us e th e lu gga ge n e t* to h old d own
s m a ll a nd lig htw e ight lu gga ge a nd
c a rg o, re fe r to p a ge 7 2
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Fo r la rg e r a nd h e a vie r p ie c e s , lo a d
s e c uring e q uip m e nt* is a va ila b le fro m
yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le C e n-
te r. La s hing e ye s fo r a tta c hing th e s e
he a vy- d uty s tra p s h a ve b e e n p ro vid e d
in yo ur ve hic le 's lugga ge c om p a rtm e nt,
re fe r to p a ge 7 3
S e c ure ro of-m ounte d c a rg o c orre c tly a nd
s e c ure ly to p re ve nt it fro m s hifting or b e ing
los t d uring th e trip .
Drive s m ooth ly. Avo id s ud d e n a c c e le ra tio n
a nd b ra kin g m a ne uve rs . Ta ke c orn e rs g e n-
tly.
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Re a d a nd c om p ly w ith th e in form a tio n
e nc los e d w ith th e lo a d -s e c uring
d e vic e s .
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