SUPERSTRUCTURE OPERATION
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Operating instructions • Load Carrier • 505410638-02 • 07/2019
► Pull back the sliding roof using the pull
rod on the front transverse hoop.
► Fasten the sliding roof to the pull rod
so that it does not close again by itself
when the trailer is in a slanted position.
ü
The sliding roof is open.
Moving (closing) the sliding roof from
the front wall to the rear
► Release the pull rod.
► Pull forward the sliding roof using the
pull rod on the front transverse hoop.
► Hook the securing rope and, if neces-
sary, the diagonal rope of the sliding
roof on the front wall side.
► Fold down the roof tarp at the front.
► Close all the plug locks on the roof
tarp.
► Hook on the roof tarp rope.
► The sliding roof is closed.
6.4.3
Fixed roof (full-tarp superstruc-
ture)
!
WARNING
Risk of accident from unstable ladders
or scaffolding!
Unstable ladders or scaffolding can fall
down and cause personal injury and ma-
terial damage.
► Ensure that the ladders and scaffold-
ing are on stable ground.
Fixed roofs are composed of roof sections
attached to each other. The curtain tubes
rest on the transverse hoops. The trans-
verse hoops rest on the external beams.
Fixed roofs must be dismantled for crane
loading/unloading.
1
3
2
Fig. 6-48:
Fixed roof
1
External beams
2
Curtain tubes
3
Transverse hoop
Dismantling of fixed roofs
► Release the curtain from the board
walls and the rear wall.
► Fold up the curtain on the sides and at
the rear.
► Roll up the curtain.
► Remove the curtain tubes.
► Remove the transverse hoop.
► Remove the external beams.
ü
The fixed roof is dismantled.
6.4.4
Hydraulic lifting roof
!
WARNING
Risk of accident when driving with a
raised roof!
Driving with a raised roof causes the
vehicle to become unstable and exceeds
the maximum permitted vehicle height,
which can lead to accidents involving per-
sonal injury and material damage.
► Lower the roof before every trip.