Audi e-tron Sportback (GE) 2020 User manual

Installation instructions
Audi e-tron Sportback (GE) 2020 ►
Carrier units for roof rails
Scope of delivery 4K4.071.151
Audi Genuine Accessories
Edition 01
Service
Service Department. Technical Information

Contents
1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Safety notes for loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Technical notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Scope of delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 Overview of components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 Installing carrier units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.7 Installing the roof rack modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.8 Installing the profile cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.9 Removing the carrier units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.10 Adjusting the carrier unit width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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1 Notes
1.1 Safety notes
WARNING
Please read these assembly instructions carefully before starting installation. Non-compliance
with these installation instructions and safety notes will compromise your safety and that of third
parties.
WARNING
The driver is responsible for making sure that his view and ability to hear are not impaired by his
load or by the condition of the vehicle.
Repairs or the replacement of parts must only be performed by a qualified workshop. It is recom-
mended that genuine spare parts available from your Audi partner are used.
WARNING
All bolted connections and connections for the carrier units and for the roof rack modules must
be checked prior to travelling to make sure that they are correctly positioned and installed. Tight-
en if necessary.
Recheck bolted connections and connections at appropriate intervals and tighten if necessary.
The bolted connections and connections must be checked at short intervals if travelling on a
poor stretch of road.
Do not use any lubricants on the bolted connections.
WARNING
The procedures and safety notes detailed in these instructions for the installation, handling and
use of the carrier units must always be observed.
◆Deviating from these instructions can cause the carrier units or the mounted roof rack module
to come loose.
◆The carrier units are designed such that the vehicle will not be damaged if components are in-
stalled, handled and used properly.
◆The manufacturer is not liable for any damage resulting from failure to comply with the installa-
tion procedure or notes specified.
◆All forms of warranty claim against the manufacturer are invalidated if installation, handling or
use of the components is not carried out as specified in these instructions.
WARNING
The load affects driving and braking behaviour and the vehicle's sensitivity to side winds. Adapt
your driving style accordingly – risk of accident!
Do not exceed the maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).
When driving in strong side winds, make sure that you take extra care:
◆When driving in and out of a truck's slipstream and when driving over bridges.
◆When driving past hedgerows, trees, walls and buildings as well as any other wind barriers.
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Caution
To prevent damage to the vehicle, make sure that the rear lid is opened carefully after longer objects
have been loaded onto the vehicle. For vehicles featuring automatic rear lid operation, it is recom-
mended that you adjust the opening angle as required
⇒ Vehicle Owner's Manual.
Caution
Roof rack modules (such as a roof box or bicycle rack) must be securely fastened in the T groove on
vehicles with a sliding/tilting sunroof or tilting panoramic roof.
The clearance above the sliding/tilting sunroof or tilting panoramic roof must be checked when in-
stalling the carrier units. If the roof rack modules are secured using assembly brackets, the sliding/
tilting sunroof or tilting panoramic roof must not be opened – risk of damage resulting from a colli-
sion!
Caution
Do not enter a car wash with carrier units installed with/without roof rack modules.
Note
When driving with a roof load, make sure that the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVZO) or any country-
specific regulations are observed.
1.2 Safety notes for loading
WARNING
Roof load
◆Do not exceed the gross vehicle weight rating of carrier units, roof rack modules and load of
75 kg (165 lbs).
Tensioning
◆Do not tension carrier units against each other.
Roof rack modules
◆Only assemble the roof rack modules on the carrier units once the carrier units have been fit-
ted to the rail on the vehicle.
Altered vehicle height
◆Pay particular attention to low hanging branches, passages with reduced head-room clearance,
entrances to garages with reduced head-room clearance, height restrictions in multi-storey car
parks and underground car parks.
Sensitivity to side winds
◆The load affects driving and braking behaviour and the vehicle's sensitivity to side winds.
Adapt your driving style accordingly.
Loading the roof load in the correct manner for the load in question
◆Position the roof load on the carrier units according to its weight; make sure the weight is
evenly distributed.
Width of load
◆The load must not protrude past the edges of the carrier units to the left or right; make sure the
weight is evenly distributed.
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1.3 Technical notes
Technical data
Dead weight of carrier unit set: approx. 5 kg (11 lbs).
Roof load/load
To determine the roof load:
Weight of the carrier unit
+ weight of the roof rack module
+ weight of the load
= maximum permissible roof load (75 kg/165 lbs)
WARNING
Never exceed:
◆the maximum permissible roof load (75 kg/165 lbs.)
◆the gross axle weight rating
◆the gross vehicle weight rating for your vehicle
⇒ Vehicle Owner's Manual.
1.4 Scope of delivery
Units Description Information
1 Front roof bars Label on the underside in direction of travel left
1 Rear roof bars Label on the underside in direction of travel left
2 Profile cover Length: 1250 mm
1 Torque wrench (6 Nm)
1 Fitting instructions
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1.5 Overview of components
1 - Profile cover (2x)
2 - Profile tube (2x)
3 - Upper support brack-
et (4x)
4 - Support plate (4x)
5 - Nuts (4x)
6 - Pin link (4x)
7 - Lower support brack-
et (4x)
8 - Rubber support (4x)
9 - Screws 2.5 x 11 (8x)
10 - Compression spring
(4x)
11 - Claw fastener (4x)
12 - Torque wrench (6
Nm)
13 - Cover flap (4x)
14 - Coded tensioning
bolt (4x)
15 - Washer M6 (4x)
16 - Sliding block (4x)
17 - Profile cap (4x)
18 - Hexagon bolt M6 x
12 (4x)
19 - Label (2x)
q"front left" and "rear
left"
1.6 Installing carrier units
– Use the labels on the underside of the left-hand profile tube
to install the carrier units in the relevant position (left/right
and front/rear). Position the carrier units so that the printed
arrow is pointing in the direction of travel.
Note
The carrier units must be installed by two people.
Installation area
– On each side of the carrier unit (right and left), there is a pin
link with two pins -A- for attaching the carrier unit to the rail.
–There are two holes -B- on the inward facing side of the roof rail at each end (front and rear); these holes
are provided for inserting the pins.
– During installation, the area around the hole -B- on the roof rail and the rubber supports -8- for the lower
support bracket -7- must be free of dust and grease.
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– Fold up the cover flap -13-.
– Place the torque wrench -12- on the tensioning bolt -14-.
– Loosen tensioning bolt -14- far enough for a certain amount
of resistance to be detected.
– Place the front and rear carrier units on the roof rail in the di-
rection of travel in the area of the holes -B-.
–Insert the two pins in the pin link -A- into the holes -B- in the
roof rail. Hold the pin link -A- in this position with one hand.
– Hook the claw fastener under the roof rail -arrow-.
– Tighten tensioning bolt -14- slightly using torque wrench
-12-. While doing this, make sure that the claw fastener -11-
remains hooked under the roof rail -arrow-.
Note
When tightening the tensioning bolts , the required tightening
torque (or the required tightening force) of 6 Nm is reached
once the two arrows on the torque wrench are exactly opposite
each other.
–Perform the identical procedure on the other side of the vehi-
cle.
WARNING
If the rubber supports for the lower support bracket do not sit flush against the surface, we rec-
ommend that you have the width adjustment checked, and corrected if necessary, by a qualified
workshop:⇒ “Adjusting the carrier unit width” on page 7.
Tighten the tensioning bolts on both sides alternately to 6 Nm in two steps using the torque wrench. Close
the cover flap. Follow the same process to install the second roof bar.
WARNING
Check that the carrier units and the load to be transported are securely attached:
◆Before the start of every journey and after driving approximately 10 km.
◆Approximately every 300 km if driving on roads in good condition, or more often if driving on
roads in bad condition (due to vibrations).
Regularly to make sure that there has been no movement/displacement.
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WARNING
If the carrier units are not checked to make sure that they are secure and to check whether any
fasteners need tightening, they could work loose and parts may therefore be lost, despite instal-
lation being carried out properly – risk of accident!
In the event of a change in position, drive at a reduced speed until the next opportunity to stop
safely and then re-tighten the bolted connections and fixtures on the carrier units.
1.7 Installing the roof rack modules
– Secure roof rack modules in accordance with the relevant in-
stallation instructions for the roof rack module in question.
– To install the roof rack modules, remove the profile cap -1-
from the profile tube -2- -in the direction of arrow A-.
– Insert the roof rack modules in the T groove in the
-direction indicated by arrow B-.
– Slide the profile cap -1- back on -in the direction of arrow C-.
1.8 Installing the profile cover
Note
Do not use lubricants to install the profile cover!
Installing the profile cover without using T-slot nuts to se-
cure roof rack modules:
– Measure the profile cover -1- then shorten it using a suitable
workshop tool -A-. Starting from the centre and working out-
wards, press the profile cover into the carrier unit -2- -B-.
– The profile cover -1- must engage along the entire length of
the T-groove in the carrier unit -2-.
Installing the profile cover using T-slot nuts to secure roof
rack modules:
– Measure the profile cover -1-, mark the length -A- and short-
en the profile cover using a suitable workshop tool -B-.
– Starting from the centre and working outwards in each case,
press the profile cover sections -1- into the free areas of the
T-groove on the carrier unit -2- between the T-slot nuts -C-.
– The profile cover -1- must engage along the entire length of
the T-groove in the carrier unit -2-.
1.9 Removing the carrier units
Note
The carrier units are removed by following the above steps in
reverse order.
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1.10 Adjusting the carrier unit width
WARNING
Instructions for the qualified workshop if the position of
the support bracket for the relevant vehicle is not set cor-
rectly.
– Fit the carrier unit to the vehicle ⇒ Page 4 and gently tighten
just the left-hand side.
– Use a 5-mm hexagon socket wrench to unscrew the hexa-
gon bolts on the right-hand support bracket far enough that
the support bracket can be moved. The carrier unit remains
on the vehicle during this process.
– Adjust the carrier unit as per -arrows A-, so that the rubber
supports for the right-hand lower support bracket -7- sit flush
with the roof rail -arrows B-.
The carrier unit is seated in the correct position if:
◆The rubber supports for the lower support bracket -7- sit
flush against the roof rail -arrows-.
◆The pins in the pin links -5- engage in the holes -a- in the
roof rail.
◆The claw fastener -10- is hooked under the roof rail.
– Tighten the hexagon socket bolt to 10 Nm.
– Repeat the procedure on the other carrier unit.
WARNING
Check that all hexagon bolts have been tightened (to 10
Nm). If these guidelines are not observed, this can result
in the carrier units becoming loose or falling off – risk of
accident!
Do not use the supplied torque wrench (6 Nm).
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