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4.With assistance, lift the roof bars up and 
rearwards off the vehicle.
Fitting
NOTE: The following procedure must be 
repeated for the right hand side of the roof bars.
1.With assistance, carefully position the roof 
bars onto the vehicle.
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Roof Bars
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2.Screw the correct bolt into the rear fixing 
and fully tighten using a Torx key.
3.Screw the correct bolt into the front fixing 
and fully tighten. Ensure that the roof bars 
are rigid.4.Align the pegs on the underside of the 
front finisher with the holes at the front of 
the roof bar and push down to fit.
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Taildoor
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T aildoo rOPENING AND CLOSING
Opening the taildoor
When the release catch is pulled (as shown in 
illustration), the taildoor lock is released in two 
phases:
1.the taildoor glass drops clear of its 
retaining channel.
2.the electronic door latch is released and 
the door can be opened.
Initially, the door opens approximately half way 
until resistance is felt; this prevents the door 
swinging fully open and possibly hitting an 
obstruction, yet still enables access in a 
situation where...

Load Carrying
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Lo ad  Carry ingLOADSPACE SIDE POCKETS
3-door models: The side-pocket panels* in the 
loadspace (illustrated above) can be removed 
to accommodate wider loads, by pulling the 
release catch towards the rear of the vehicle 
(see inset).
LUGGAGE ANCHOR POINTS
Four fixing points are provided in the rear 
loadspace floor, to assist in safely securing 
large items of luggage. Land Rover provide a 
range of approved luggage retention 
accessories.
WARNING
DO NOT carry unsecured equipment,...

Load Carrying
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VEHICLE LOADING
When loading a vehicle to its maximum (gross 
vehicle weight), consideration must be given to 
the unladen vehicle weight and the distribution 
of the load, to ensure that axle loadings do not 
exceed the permitted maximum values.
It is your responsibility to limit the vehicle load 
in such a way that neither the maximum axle 
loads nor the gross vehicle weight are exceeded 
(see ‘VEHICLE WEIGHTS’, page 267).
ROOF RACK
A range of roof rack systems are available as 
Land...

Load Carrying
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Fitting the cross rails*
A pair of cross rails should be fitted to the roof 
bars before carrying roof loads.
Unlock the clamps (1) (turn the key in the lock 
a quarter turn clockwise) at each end of the 
cross rail and pull the clamp covers (2) down.
Position the cross rails over the roof bars. The 
outside rubber edge of each clamp should be 
touching the roof bars. If this is not the case, 
loosen the bolt (3) with an Allen key and slide 
the clamp assembly along the cross rail until...

Towing
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Towing
TOWING
It is the drivers responsibility to ensure that the 
towing vehicle and trailer/caravan are loaded 
and balanced so that the combination is stable 
when in motion. When preparing the vehicle for 
towing, pay careful attention to any instructions 
provided by the trailer/caravan manufacturer as 
well as the following information.
WARNING
In the interest of safety, the maximum 
permissible trailer weight, the maximum rear 
axle load, the gross train and tongue weights 
must not be...

Towing
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Points to remember
•When calculating the laden weight of the 
trailer, remember to include the weight of 
the trailer.
•The trailer nose weight plus the combined 
weight of the rear seat passengers and the 
vehicles load carrying area must never 
exceed the GVW or the individual maximum 
axle loads.
NOTE: When towing, the gross vehicle weight 
can be increased by a maximum of 220 lbs (100 
kg), provided road speed is limited to 60 mph 
(100 km/h). See ‘VEHICLE WEIGHTS’, 
page 267.
•Where the...

Towing
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Towing on severe inclines 
If a journey includes severe inclines and the 
Gross Train Weight (the maximum permissible 
weight of vehicle, plus trailer, see ‘TOWING 
WEIGHTS’, page 268) is towed, ensure that the 
grille and radiator are free from obstruction and 
that only high quality fuel is used. This enables 
the engine and the cooling system to operate 
more efficiently.
Correct gear selection will improve vehicle 
performance: On vehicles with manual 
transmission, select the highest...

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