Roof Racks And Load Carriers; Installing The Crossbars - Ford Focus Owner's Manual

1. Push the ends of the bar on the grille
towards each other and insert them
into the retainers on the roof. Push the
bar forwards into the narrow section
of the retainers.
2. Remove two screws from both the
luggage anchor points. See Luggage
Anchor Points (page 173).
3. Attach the lower bar to the grille with
the handwheels. Do not tighten the
handwheels.
4. Attach the dog guard lower bar to the
luggage anchor points, secure with the
new supplied screws.
5. Tighten the handwheels.
Remove in the reverse order.
Focus (CB8) Vehicles Built From: 04-10-2012, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2013
Load Carrying
ROOF RACKS AND LOAD
CARRIERS
Roof rack
different driving characteristics.
mode if you use a roof rack.
(including the roof rack).
Check the security of the roof rack and
tighten its fittings as follows:
• Before starting.
• After driving 50 kilometres (30 miles).
• At 1000 kilometres (600 miles)
intervals.
To reduce fuel consumption, cross rails
should be removed when not in use.

Installing the crossbars

load well to prevent it from slipping. Never
place any loads directly onto the roof
surface.
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WARNINGS
If you use a roof rack, the fuel
consumption of your vehicle will be
higher and you may experience
On vehicles with a 2.0L EcoBoost
SCTi (MI4) engine, do not switch
stability control off or select sport
Read and follow the manufacturer's
instructions when you are fitting a
roof rack.
Do not exceed the maximum
permissible roof load of 75
kilogrammes (165 pounds)
WARNINGS
Distribute the load evenly over the
loading area and keep the centre of
gravity as low as possible. Secure the
Remove the crossbars before
entering an automatic car wash.