Driving and parking
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Loading the bicycle rack
3 bicycles
anteed for the towing vehicle or the towed vehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination may swerve from
side to side.
4 bicycles
Observe the following information:
Total weight
of bicycle
Up to 75 kg
Up to 100 kg
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Permitted towing methods (/ page 643)
rack and load
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Plug-in hybrid: permitted towing methods
(/ page 644, 643)
Max. distance
1
420 mm
300 mm
420 mm
400 mm
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The notes on towing the vehicle with both
axles on the ground (/ page 62)
Max. distance
2
Load distribution on the bicycle rack
1
2
3
Vertical distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
Horizontal distance between centre of gravity
and ball head
The centre of gravity is on the vehicle's centre
axis.
When transporting four bicycles or a total weight
between 75 kg and 100 kg, always use bicycle
racks with additional support on both trailer hitch
guide pins.
Vehicle towing instructions
Observe the following information when loading
the bicycle rack:
The vehicle is not suitable for the use of tow bar
systems that are used for flat towing or dinghy
towing, for example. Attaching and using tow bar
systems may result in damage to the vehicle.
When you are towing a vehicle with tow bar sys-
tems, safe driving characteristics cannot be guar-
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