SUPERSTRUCTURE OPERATION
Operating instructions • Load Carrier • 505410638-02 • 07/2019
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CAUTION
Risk of accident due to loads on the
lifting roof!
Loads (e.g. objects, ice, snow), on the lift-
ing roof can fall down when lifting and
lowering, injuring people and causing ma-
terial damage.
► Ensure that there are no loads on the
lifting roof before every lifting and
lowering operation.
NOTE
Material damage due to insufficient free
space above the lifting roof!
Opening the lifting roof without sufficient
free space above it can result in material
damage to the vehicle superstructure.
► Ensure that there is sufficient free
space above the lifting roof before
every lifting and lowering operation.
NOTE
Unopened doors and non-adjusted
centre posts and curtain tensioning
devices can cause material damage!
Operating the roof lift or adjusting the su-
perstructure
without
first opening the con-
tainer doors, opening the centre posts,
and all curtain tensioning devices can res-
ult in material damage to the superstruc-
ture, external beam, and curtain.
► Open all curtain tensioning devices
(curtain buckles, front/rear curtain ten-
sioning devices) before every lifting
and lowering operation.
► Fully open the doors and the centre
posts before every lifting and lowering
operation.
Hydraulical lifting roofs facilitate the loading
and unloading of the trailer. The roof can
be lifted separately at the front and the
rear.
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4
3
2
Fig. 6-49:
Lifting roof
1
Gantry beam with integrated locking
chambers for the rear doors
2
Hand lever
3
Drain valve
4
Adjustment bolt
The integrated locking chambers in the
portal beams allow the doors to be closed
at the set height.
Lifting the hydraulic lifting roof
► Open the front Front curtain tensioning
device and rear
curtain ten-
sioning device.
► Open the doors.
► Fasten the doors with the Door Fix
"6.1.3 Door stop and Door Fix", pg. 59)
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Fig. 6-50:
Closing the drain valve
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Drain valve
► Fully slide the side curtain to the side.