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General safety notes
Dear Customer,
We thank you for purchasing a Volkswagen Accessory
bicycle carrier. Adhere strictly to the work procedures
and safety notes described in the assembly and
operating instructions. We accept no responsibility
for damage caused through non-observance of the
instructions.
The vehicle user is responsible to ensure their own
vision and hearing are not impaired by the load and that
the load does not adversely affect the driving condition
of the vehicle. The vehicle user must ensure that the
vehicle and the load are loaded correctly and that the
road worthiness of the vehicle is not adversely affected.
Prescribed lighting and lighting equipment must be
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tted
and operational during daylight.
These assembly and operating instructions also contain
the general type approval for the bicycle carrier for use
with towing hitches and must always be carried in the
vehicle.
Always observe the respective legislation for bicycle
carriers in the country it is used in.
Caution
Adhere strictly to the work procedures and safety notes described in
the assembly and operating instructions.
A bicycle carrier for a towing hitch is only suitable for the
transportation of bicycles.
The bicycle carrier is not suitable for use offroad.
Check position, bolted connections and fastenings of bicycle
carrier and bicycles for tightness after each assembly, before every
journey and during longer journeys. Retighten if necessary. Repeat
the checks at regular intervals, depending on the road surface/
conditions.
While driving, regularly check in rear view mirrors for possible
undesired movement or shifting of bicycle carrier and/or bicycles.
For irregularities, drive on at vastly reduced speed to next possible
stopping place and check, readjust and retighten all bolts and
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ttings on bicycle carrier and/or bicycles.
Non-observance may allow the bicycle carrier along with the
mounted bicycles to loosen and detach from the vehicle and cause
injuries to you, the occupants of the vehicle and/or cause an
accident.
Caution
Moving parts, i.e. the threads of the screws of holders and quick-
release clamps must be cleaned and lubricated at regular intervals
to prevent seizure of the rotary knobs.
Do not lubricate preassembled nuts, bolts or other threaded
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ttings. The nuts, bolts and other threaded
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ttings may loosen and
the bicycle carrier and/or bicycles may become loose/fall off and
endanger you and other persons, or cause an accident.
Caution
If a load (the bicycles) project more than 40 cm (15.7 inches) beyond
the light surface of the side-marker light or tail light of rear carrier
system, then the load must be marked by, at side with a white light
facing forwards and a red light facing to rear and positioned at a
maximum of 40 cm (15.7 inches) from its edge and a maximum of
150 cm (4.9 feet) above the road surface.
When transporting bicycles which project, then mark wheels with
extra markings.
When travelling at night, cover light re
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ectors, re
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ectors and wheel
re
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ectors of bicycles so as not to distort rear light picture of vehicle.
Not covering might otherwise hinder, deceive or endanger other road
users.
Non-compliance may cause an accident.
Caution
Check function of lighting before starting a journey. The rear fog
light on the vehicle must not light up when the rear fog light on the
bicycle carrier lights up. Therefore both lights must not light up
simultaneously.
For vehicles which have received an initial type approval after
01.10.1998: the
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tted bicycle carrier or the carried load (the bicycles)
may not cover/obscure the third brake light. The third brake light
of the vehicle must be visible: along the left and right sides of the
vehicle longitudinal axis – in a horizontal angle of 10°, in relation
upwards to the edge of the light – in a vertical angle of 10°, in relation
downwards to the edge of the light – in a vertical angle of 5°. If this is
not possible then another replacement third brake light must be
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tted.
Non-compliance may cause an accident.
Caution
The
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tting of a bicycle carrier and the
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tting of bicycles to the
carrier changes the handling, braking behaviour and the side wind
sensitivity of the vehicle. Do not exceed the maximum permitted
speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).
Do not cover the bicycles with tarpaulins or other protective covers
as they change the wind-exposed areas which greatly affects the
handling of the vehicle.
Position heavy loads in the luggage compartment as far forwards as
possible to prevent an excess rear-end weight.
Always adjust your speed and driving to match prevailing road,
traf
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c and weather conditions and drive particularly carefully when
bicycles are mounted.
Non-observance may allow the bicycle carrier along with the
mounted bicycles to loosen and detach from the vehicle and cause
injuries to you, the occupants of the vehicle and/or cause an
accident.
Caution
Objects that are not secured, or are secured incorrectly, can
cause serious injuries in the event of a sudden driving or braking
manoeuvre or accident.
When the bicycle carrier is transported in the luggage compartment
or the spare wheel well, then always secure the bicycle carrier with
suitable lashings and/or securing straps to prevent it moving.
Note
The bicycle carrier is model dependently suitable for transportation in
the spare wheel well, please request information, where appropriate,
from your Volkswagen partner. To stow securely in the spare wheel
well, use securing strap and securing element (part number:
000 071 705 A)
, see page 22.
Volkswagen Accessories recommends using the stowage bag (part
number 000 071 226 A), to prevent scratches and abrasion marks.
Note
If the vehicle is equipped with an electrically operated tailgate/boot
lid, ensure that there is suf
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cient clearance when the bicycle carrier
is mounted on the towing hitch. If possible, deactivate the electrically
operated tailgate/boot lid and operate it only manually.
Remove bicycle carrier before using a car wash system. The bicycle
carrier, the vehicle and/or the car wash system may receive serious
damage.
Distributed by Volkswagen Zubehör GmbH Printed in Germany by Volkswagen Zubehör GmbH 14.09.2017 -13-
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