When driving in mountainous areas, no
tethat the
engine po wer output, and with it thegr adient
climbing capability of theve hicle, decrease with
increasing ele vation.
The following values apply for a minimum start-o.
gr adeability of 12%.
Maximum per
Maximum per missiblegr
missible gross combination w
oss combination w eight,
eight,
tr
tr ailer loads and t
ailer loads and t ongue w
ongue weight
eight
Pe rm issible gross
mass of vehicle combi-
nation 4800 kg
to5700 kg
Pe rm issible towing
capacity, braked 2000 kg
to2500 kg
Pe rm issible towing
capacity, unbraked 750 kg
Pe rm issible tongue
we ight 100 kgLashing points and carr
Lashing points and carr
ier sy
ier syst
stems
ems Loading capacity of t
Loading capacity of t
he lashing points and tie-
he lashing points and tie-
do
do wn ey
wn eyes
es Obser
vethe no tes on securing loads
(/ page 216).
Nominal tensile load is the maximum permissible
pulling forc e on the lashing point.
Guide r
Guide r ails
ails
The nominal tensile load of the lashing points of a
guide rail is 350 daN if you obser vethefo llowing:
R the load on the load compartment 0oor is
secured totwo lashing points on thera il
R the distance tothe nearest load-securing point
on the same rail is appr oximately 1 m Inf
Inf
or
ormation about r
mation about r oof lugg
oof luggag
age r
e r acks
ac ks Obser
vethe no tes on the car rier systems
(/ page 221).
* N
NO OTE
TE Damage due toexceeding the maxi-
mum permissible roof load If
th ewe ight of thero of luggage, including the
ro of luggage rack ,ex ceeds the maximum per-
missible roof load, this can cause damage to
th eve hicle. #
Do not exceed the maximum permissible
ro of load. #
Arrange the supporting feet ofthero of
luggage rack at an even distance from
each other. #
Installth e basic car rier bars forra il in
front of and behind the mid-section sup-
port. Maximum r
Maximum r
oof load / pair
oof load / pair s of r
s of roof r
oof rac
ack suppor
k suppor ts
ts Maximum r
Maximum r
oof load
oof load Minimum number of
Minimum number of
pair
pair s of suppor
s of suppor ts
ts
150 kg 3 This information applies if
the load is distributed
ev enly across the entire roof area.
If th ero of luggage rack is shor ter,re duce the load
proportionatel y.The maximum permitted load per
pair of roof rack supports is 50 kg. The maximum
permitted load of basic car rier bars forra il is
100 kg.
The driving, braking and steering characteristics of
th eve hicle will change with the type of load, the
we ight and the centre of grav ity of the load. Com-
ply with the loading guidelines and fur ther informa-
tion about load distribution (/ page 215).280 280
Te
ch nical data
