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Roof Rail Overview






Roof Rail

=> [ Roof Rail Assembly Overview ]

=> [ Roof Rail Angle Bracket Assembly overview ]

Roof Rail Assembly Overview





1 Roof Rail

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Roof Rail ] Roof Rail

2 Roof

3 Hex Nut

3 pieces per side

23 Nm

4 Upper Tolerance Compensation

Consists of upper and lower conical washers.

5 Rear Angle Bracket

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Roof rail Angle Bracket ] Roof Rail

Various angle brackets are installed and they must not be interchanged.

6 Lower Tolerance Compensation

Consists of upper and lower washers as well as bracket.

7 Bolt

Quantity: 2 per bracket

20 Nm

8 Center Angle Bracket

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Roof rail Angle Bracket ] Roof Rail

Various angle brackets are installed and they must not be interchanged.

9 Front Angle Bracket

Removing and Installing, refer to => [ Roof rail Angle Bracket ] Roof Rail

Various angle brackets are installed and they must not be interchanged.

Roof Rail Angle Bracket Assembly overview

The illustration shows the middle bracket, the front and rear brackets are treated in the same way.

The brackets must not be interchanged.

The various conical washers must not be interchanged.





1 Angle Bracket

There are different angle brackets for front, center and rear.

Angle bracket, removing and installing, refer to => [ Roof rail Angle Bracket ] Roof Rail

New angle bracket, installing, refer to => [ New Roof Rail Angle Bracket ] Roof Rail

2 Bolt

Quantity: 2 per angle bracket

20 Nm

3 Upper Conical Washer

In lower tolerance compensation

4 Lower Conical Washer

In lower tolerance compensation

5 Bracket for Lower Tolerance Compensation

6 Hex Nut

23 Nm

For securing roof rail.

7 Lower Conical Washer

In upper tolerance compensation

8 Upper Conical Washer

In upper tolerance compensation

9 Seal

10 Roof Rail