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The roof luggage carrier consists of
roof rails (1) attached to the roof and
sliding cross rails (2).
D If driving for a long distance, on
rough roads, or at high speeds,
stop the vehicle now and then dur-
ing the trip to make sure the cargo
remains in its place.
CAUTION
When you load cargo on the roof lug-
gage carrier, observe the following:
To adjust the positions of cross rails, do
this.
D Place the cargo so that its weight
is distributed evenly between the
front and rear axles.
1. Turn the knobs counterclockwise to
loosen the cross rails.
D Do not exceed 54 kg (120 lb.) cargo
weight on the roof luggage carrier.
2. Slide the cross rails to the desired
position for loading the luggages of
various sizes.
D If loading long or wide cargo, never
exceed the vehicle overall length or
NOTICE
width.
(See
“Dimensions
and
3. After adjusting, be sure to tighten the
cross rails by turning knobs clockwise.
weights” on page 462 in Section 8
for information on your vehicle
overall length and width.)
When loading the luggages, be careful
not to scratch the surface of the
moon roof.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and
precautions when installing the attach-
ments or their equivalent.
D Before driving, make sure the cargo
is securely fastened on the roof
luggage carrier.
When there is no luggage on the roof
luggage carrier, Toyota recommends that
the front and rear cross rails be secured
in the positions indicated in the illustra-
tion, according to the following procedure.
This may diminish wind noise during driv-
ing.
D Loading cargo on the roof luggage
carrier will make the center of the
vehicle gravity higher. Avoid high
speeds, sudden starts, sharp turns,
sudden braking or abrupt maneu-
vers, otherwise it may result in loss
of control or vehicle rollover due to
failure to operate this vehicle cor-
rectly.
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