Instruction manual

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Before the journey
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Loading the bike rack with
bicycles
When loading the bike rack, observe the centre of gravity. The centre of gravity
of the bicycles must be as close as possible to the rear wall of the vehicle. The
bike rack should always be loaded from the inside to the outside.
Loading the bike rack correctly:
 Place the heaviest bicycle directly against the rear wall.
 Position the lighter bicycle on the outside of the bike rack.
 Secure the front and rear wheels of each bicycle with the retaining straps
on the bike rack.
 Fix every bicycle to the retaining arm.
If the bike rack is only loaded with one bicycle, position the bicycle as closely
as possible to the rear wall.
 Loosen the strap and fold the e-bike bike rack (Fig. 6,2) down.
 Lift the first e-bike onto the bike rack and place it on the wheel-holders (with
the front wheel pointing left).
 Swing out the shorter retaining arm (Fig. 6,1) and secure the e-bike's front
frame tube (Fig. 7,1) with straps.
 Using the straps, fix both wheels to the wheel-holders.
 Lift the second e-bike onto the bike rack and place it on the wheel-holders
(with the front wheel pointing right).
 Swing out the longer retaining arm (Fig. 6,1) and secure the e-bike's front
frame tube (Fig. 7,1) with straps.
 Using the straps, fix both wheels to the wheel-holders.
 Check that both bicycles are securely fastened.
Z Before fixing bicycles, check that the retaining arms and the wheel-holders
of the bike rack are in the correct position. If necessary, adjust the retaining
arm or wheel-holder to fit the bicycle.
Z Driving with a folded out bike rack without bicycles is not permitted.
Z Before every journey, check:
Is the bike rack without bicycles folded in correctly?
Are the bicycles securely fastened to the bike rack using the bike rack
belts?
Z If the bicycle rack is equipped with a charging unit:
Are the charging cables securely fastened? Otherwise, charging cables
can tear off.
Fig. 6 E-bike bike rack Fig. 7 Positioning of e-bikes