Volkswagen 5NL 071 151 A Instrucciones De Montaje página 19

Installing on vehicle roof:
WARNING
Installing or using the carrier bars improperly can cause
the carrier bars and anything on them to fall off the
vehicle causing an accident and/or serious injury.
• Always make sure that all bolts and fasteners are
properly installed and properly tightened before every
journey and at each break on a longer journey. Check
the system and retighten the screws/bolts as necessary.
• All connections must be checked at shorter intervals
when travelling over poor road surfaces or hilly or
mountainous terrain, for example, at breaks when
travelling on longer journeys.
• Always properly install special fittings for bicycles, skis,
surfboards etc.
• Never use damaged, inadequately strong or unsuitable
belts/ropes or other securing devices to secure objects
on the carrier bars.
Note
Before fitting roof rail carrier bars and carrier bars, throughly
clean contact area surfaces using a soft cloth and an alcohol
based cleaner e.g. glass cleanser (do not use soap or cleaners
containing soap). The contact surfaces must be clean and free of
oil and grease.
Tighten clamping bolts at all 4 support feet again each time
carrier bars have been loaded.
Figure 1
The carrier bars are marked on the underside with a sticker for
front and rear.
The carrier bars must be fitted so that the stickers are always on
the left side of the vehicle.
WARNING
The markings must be observed when fitting the carrier
bars on the railings.
Figure 2
Secure the cross bars on the roof railings as shown. Position the
front cross bar at distance a to the rear edge of the roof railing
foot (on both sides). Position the rear cross bar at distance b from
the front cross bar.
Tiguan:
a = approx. 7.09 inch (180 mm),
b = approx. 27.56 inch (700 mm)
Tiguan Allspace:
a = approx. 7.09 inch (180 mm),
b = approx. 29.53 inch (750 mm)
Note
The distance of the front carrier bar to the front foot of the roof rail
must always be observed.
Clean the mounting points on the roof railing before installing the
bars.
Figure 3
Open the carrier feet covers when fitting the carrier bars. Insert
the key and turn the key anti-clockwise to the horizontal position
(figure 3a).
Then open the cover upwards (figure 3b).
Carefully position the carrier bars on the roof railing and align
according to figure 2.
WARNING
The respective outer claw must be positioned on the
railing groove (figure 3c)
First tighten the tensioning bolts hand-tight in all support
feet*. Then, moving from one support foot to the next, use the
integrated wrench* (Figure 3d) to tighten the fastening clamps
and continue turning until it jumps 3 times with a clearly audible
"click-click-click" noise (2.7 – 4.2 Nm).
he integrated key can be pulled outwards approx. 1 cm for easier use.
*T
After use press it in again on to the stop.
igure 4
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Close all covers and lock them. For this, turn key clockwise to
vertical position and remove key. Finally cut the cover profile to
length as required and install.
GB
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Figure 5
To install attachments, open the support foot covers (as described
in
figures 3a) and fold them downwards.
Note
Do not load opened covers!
Remove cover profile and guide attachments into the T-groove.
Close the support feet covers again (as described in figure 4).
Always observe the respective installation instructions when
fitting, securing and removing the carrier bars and attachments.
Removing Cross bar:
Figure 6
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For easier removal, grasp the roof rail and push the support foot
with the thumbs inwards and lightly upwards.
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