Removal and Replacement

WM 669219 Removing and installing the roof transport system

Installing the roof transport system





DANGER

Danger of accident (death/danger to yourself and/or other road users) as a result of losing the Roof Transport System or individual add-on modules.

- Regularly check the Roof Transport System and add-on modules before each journey and during an extended journey to ensure it is seated correctly and securely on the vehicle.

CAUTION

Damage to the vehicle roof and/or Roof Transport System due to dirty guide rails (vehicle roof and/or Roof Transport System) or due to improper assembly/disassembly of the Roof Transport System.

- Before fitting the Roof Transport System, check the cleanliness of both guide rails on the vehicle roof, and if necessary, remove foreign objects and clean with soapy water.
- Check all four feet of both carriers for cleanliness and clean as necessary.
- With extreme caution, carefully insert or remove the support feet of the Roof Transport System in the guide rails on the vehicle roof.
- If necessary, obtain the assistance of a second person to fit and remove the roof rack.

->Information

- The key of the Roof Transport System can be removed only when the lock barrel to the cap is horizontal.

- Opening and closing of the cap is only possible when the lock barrel is vertical. When the roof rack is removed, the pawl must also be actuated so that the lid can be closed.

- The Roof Transport System can only be fitted on the vehicle roof when the cap is opened.

1. Open the cap.
1.1. Insert the key -3- into the lock cylinder and turn the key to the vertical position ( -arrow A- ).
1.2. Grasp the projecting upper edge of the cap -2- and open the cap downwards ( -arrow B- ).
1.3. Turn the key to the horizontal position and pull it out of the lock cylinder.
1.4. Open all caps as described above.





2. Insert the roof rack into the cutout of the guide rail.

Information

- When the rack has been fitted correctly, the larger radius of the rack tube must face forwards in the direction of travel.

2.1.
2.2. Align the carrier -1- in the direction of travel of the vehicle as indicated by the vehicle symbol on the cap.
2.3. Grasp the carrier -1- at one end and position it slanted over the vehicle roof.
2.4. Insert the plastic pads on the underside of the carrier foot which is towards you -4- into the large cutout in the guide rail in the area of the B-pillar ( -arrow A- ).
2.5. Lower the opposite carrier foot carefully down to the vehicle roof until the plastic washers of the opposite carrier foot are completely in the guide rail ( -arrow B- ).





3. Position the carrier on the vehicle roof.

Information

- The carriers can only be locked in the click positions. The click positions are reached when slight resistance to movement is met. The clicking sound of the carrier can also be heard in these positions.

3.1.
3.2. Move the carrier forwards or backwards in the direction of travel, until the desired click position is reached ( -A, B- ).





4. Fit the second carrier.
4.1. Place and position the second carrier as described above.





5. Secure carriers on the vehicle roof.

Information

- The cap can only be closed when the lock barrel is positioned vertically.

5.1.
5.2. Fold up the cap -2- on the end of the carrier -1-.
5.3. Lock the cap -2- and pull out key.
5.4. By gently pulling on the cap -2- check that it is closed correctly.
5.5. Close all caps as described above.
5.6. Shake the carriers gently -1- in the direction of travel to ensure the correct fit of the carrier on the vehicle roof.






Removing the roof transport system





Information

- The steps for removing the Roof Transport System are the same as those to install it, but in reverse order.

1. Unlock carrier.
2. Move carrier to the guide rail cutout
3. Remove carrier from roof.
4. Close the cap.
4.1. Press down the pawl -5- on the inside of the carrier feet and keep it depressed ( -arrow A- ).
4.2. Fold up cap -2- ( -arrow B- ).
4.3. Lock the cap -2- and pull out key.