Thule 968 Manual Do Utilizador

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RMS Fit Tips 
101 
Pl
ace top cl
ip
s i
n
 the gap at the front edge of the to
p of the trunk,
 hatch or d
oor.
 
102 
Pl
ace l
ower c
lip
s i
n
 the bottom edge of t
runk or hatch.
 
103 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
vehi
cl
e's 
le
ft 
and ri
ght tow l
oops under the rear of the vehi
cl
e. 
104 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
tow l
oop on the ri
ght and frame hol
e on the l
eft.
 
105 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s i
n
to bottom edge of i
n
ternal
 metal
 bumper.
 
106 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
frame hol
es. 
107 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s i
n
to bottom edge of rear
 doors.
 
108 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s i
n
to frame 
hol
es in back of bumper.
 
109 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s onto bottom edge of bu
mper.
 
110 
S
et l
ower c
lip
/hook onto edge of struct
ural
 bumper located b
ehi
nd pl
asti
c bumper.
 
111 
Frame hol
es are l
ocated up hi
gh on the
 backsi
de of bumper.
 
112 
S
et l
ower c
lip
/hooks i
n
to 
frame hol
es in 
chassi
s behi
nd bumper.
 
114 
Chafe guards
 requi
red.
 
115 
To
 mi
ni
mi
ze
 c
on
ta
ct betw
een 
ca
rr
ie
r to
w ho
ok
an
th
e bum
per
, sl
id
e th
e s
tra
p th
ro
ug
on
ly
 on
e en
of
 th
ch
af
e gu
ar
le
avi
ng t
he
 other
  
end 
free to res
between th
tow hook and the bumper.
 
116 
Cauti
on: Bumper cover may deform wi
th the use 
of
 thi
s carri
er.
 Remove carri
er when not i
n
 use.
 
117 
The upp
er arm of the carri
er,
 between the rubber p
ads,
 may come
 i
n
 contac
t wi
th the ce
nter ri
dge i
n
 the trunk li
when carr
ie
r is
 fu
lly mo
u
n
te
d
118 
Cauti
on: Lower arm of the carri
er will
 mount agai
nst the 
license pl
ate and the li
ghts to the l
eft and ri
g
h
t of 
it
121 
Cauti
on: Rear wi
per can not be used w
h
en carri
er i
s mounted.
 
122 
Offset carri
er to the ri
ght. 
124 
Cauti
on: Rear wi
per must 
be posi
ti
oned through the upper arm of carri
er.
 
125 
Important: A
lways check to make sure there i
s no c
ontact betwe
en the l
ower 
straps and th
e muffl
er and
/or exhaust pi
pe.
 
126 
Cauti
on: The
 trunk 
lid
 may deform sli
g
htl
wi
th the 
use of thi
s carri
er.
 Remove carri
er when not i
n
 use. 
127 
Route top str
ap under the 
spoi
le
r on top of the hatch.
 
128 
Lower arm of carri
er should be posi
ti
oned on upper t
ier of bumper.
 
129 
Rubber wea
ther stri
ppi
ng at the top of door/hatch will
 deform 
over ti
me wi
th 
the use of this carri
er.
 Remove carri
er 
when n
ot i
n
 use. 
130 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
frame hol
es 
in bumper l
ocated by the ri
ght and l
eft bumper strut.
 
131 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
tow l
oop on the ri
ght and 
edg
e of bumper,
 by the b
u
mper strut,
 on the l
eft.
 
132 
Thul
e cannot recommend 
the use of 3-bi
ke carri
ers 
on thi
s vehi
cl
e.
 
133 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause,
 lower straps c
an not be mounted i
n
 a safe pl
ace.
 
134 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause,
 top straps sho
u
ld
 not be
 mounted di
rect
ly
 to g
lass or pl
asti
c tri
m
 coveri
ng gl
as
s.
 
135 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause,
 the vehi
cl
is
 unabl
e to support the wei
g
ht at the po
in
t where the
 carri
er must be pl
ac
ed.
 
136 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause,
 upper arm of carri
er coul
d
 damage trun
k li
d.
 
137 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause,
 top straps can
 not be mounted i
n
 a safe 
pl
ace.
 
138 
Lower arm of carri
er will
 rest i
n
 the bottom of the li
ce
nse pl
ate wel
l.
 
139 
Lower arm of carri
er will
 rest above l
ic
ense pl
ate wel
l.
 
140 
Lower arm of carri
er will
 rest at bottom
 of trunk 
lip. 
141 
V
ehi
cl
e not avail
abl
e at time of testi
n
g.
 Pl
ease call
 Thul
e at 1-80
0-23
8-23
88 f
or update.
 R
efer to RMS
 introducti
on page fo
r c
ar
ri
er
 mo
u
n
tin
g
 g
u
id
el
in
es
142 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks on top edg
e of the metal
 bumper struts.
 
143 
Fi
t requi
res the use of versa cli
p
144 
V
ehi
cl
e can have an externall
y mounte
d
 spare ti
re p
rohi
b
it
in
g the
 use of any s
trap rack.
 Check other sec
ti
ons for poss
ib
le
 fi
ts.
 
145 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
to 
tow l
oop on the l
eft and frame hol
e on 
the ri
ght.
 
146 
Carri
er 
is
 not recommend
ed bec
ause i
t cannot be i
n
stal
le
d wi
thout unwanted contact.
 
147 
S
et l
ower c
lip
s/hooks i
n
 to the tow l
oop
 l
ocated 
in
 the center of the vehi
cl
e behi
nd the bumper.
 
148 
Pl
ease veri
fy 
that your bi
cy
cl
es overall
 l
ength i
s shorter than your trucks cargo area pri
or to purchase.