Allen-sports MT-2 User Manual

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English - Page 1 V.11.10
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ARNING
ARNINGARNING
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Bikes or rack falling in road can cause serious accidents resulting in bodily injury—do not use rack on any
vehicle on which it can not be properly mounted as described in this instruction sheet.
Rack must be completely set up to safely transport bicycles.
Top hooks must be completely hooked over solid metal edges at top/ front of trunk lid or rear door—never hook to
rain gutters, roof racks, vertical glass, rubber or plastic moldings.
Never us on front of vehicle. Mount rack only with bottom foot on a rigid surface of car (never on glass), and with
bottom foot fully extended.
Max capacity of rack is 2 Bicycles (
MAX
MAXMAX
MAX
CAPACITY
CAPACITYCAPACITY
CAPACITY
: 70 LB
: 70 LB : 70 LB
: 70 LB ) - no tandems, electric bikes, mopeds, or recumbents.
Bike must be securely tied to rack. Use attached tie-down cradles, or additional straps if necessary.
Car tail lights must remain visible. Drive conservatively, especially over bumps. Never use off-road. Remove rack
from vehicle when not in use.
Do not use if any part of the rack is damaged, worn, or missing. Visit www.allenracks.com for replacement parts.
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AUTION
AUTIONAUTION
AUTION
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: :
: Use Allen MT-2 only in accordance with local motor vehi-
cle and traffic regulations.
To avoid damage to rear door or trunk, do not open trunk or
rear door when hooks or rack are in place.
Install rack and load bicycles only at a safe distance from
moving traffic.
Only rubber pads and rack should come into contact with car.
Make sure that all of rack and bicycles are kept at a safe dis-
tance from road and hot exhaust.
Remove rack from car when not in use
A.
A.A.
A.
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SS
S
ETTING
ETTINGETTING
ETTING
UP
UPUP
UP
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RR
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ACK
ACKACK
ACK
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B.
B.B.
B.
B
BB
B
EFORE
EFOREEFORE
EFORE
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NSTALLING
NSTALLINGNSTALLING
NSTALLING
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RR
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ACK
ACKACK
ACK
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1. MAKE SURE THAT CONTACT SURFACES BETWEEN
CAR AND RUBBER FEET ARE THOROUGHLY CLEAN
AND FREE OF DIRT. RACK PADS
WILL PICK UP DIRT AND SAND IF
PLACED ON THE GROUND BEFORE
INSTALLATION.
2. MAKE SURE THAT ALL BUCKLES
ARE THREADED AS SHOWN ON
RIGHT.
3. TIE A HALF-HITCH KNOT BELOW
BUCKLE FOR SAFETY ONCE TOP
STRAP LENGTH IS SET
4. INSPECT ALL STRAPS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT WORN
OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.
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RETURN
RETURNRETURN
RETURN
RACK
RACKRACK
RACK
TO
TOTO
TO
FOLDED
FOLDEDFOLDED
FOLDED
POSITION
POSITIONPOSITION
POSITION
,
, ,
,
REVERSE
REVERSEREVERSE
REVERSE
STEPS
STEPSSTEPS
STEPS
BELOW
BELOWBELOW
BELOW
.
..
.
1.
1. 1.
1. START WITH RACK IN A FOLDED
POSITION
2. ROTATE TIE-DOWNS, AND
3. FULLY EXTEND BOTTOM FOOT
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[2]
4.
4. 4.
4. ROTATE BOTH TOP FEET DOWN BY
90 DEGREES TO OPEN, FULLY
ENGAGING PINS
5. ROTATE CARRY ARMS INTO AN
UPRIGHT POSITION, FULLY EN-
GAGING POP-UP PINS
6. RELEASE POP
-UP PINS ON
FRONT FEET
AND EXTEND
CARRY ARMS,
MAKING CERTAIN
THAT POP-UP PINS
FULLY ENGAGE WHEN
ARMS ARE IN EX-
TENDED POSITION.
C.
C.C.
C.
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NSTALLING
NSTALLINGNSTALLING
NSTALLING
R
RR
R
ACK
ACKACK
ACK
ON
ONON
ON
V
VV
V
EHICLE
EHICLEEHICLE
EHICLE
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::
:
1. TOP
HOOKS
MUST
BE
COMPLETELY
HOOKED
OVER
METAL
EDGES
AT
TOP
OF
TRUNK
,
REAR
DOOR
,
OR
HATCHBACK
. N
EVER
HOOK
TO
RAIN
GUTTERS
,
ROOF
RACKS
,
VERTICAL
GLASS
OR
PLASTIC
MOLDINGS
. O
PEN
TRUNK
/
HATCH
SLIGHTLY
FOR
EASIEST
ATTACHMENT
OF
HOOKS
. M
MM
M
AKE
AKEAKE
AKE
SURE
SURESURE
SURE
THAT
THATTHAT
THAT
HOOKS
HOOKSHOOKS
HOOKS
DO
DODO
DO
N
NN
NO
OO
OT
TT
T
BIND
BINDBIND
BIND
WHEN
WHENWHEN
WHEN
TRUNK
TRUNKTRUNK
TRUNK
/
/ /
/
HATCH
HATCHHATCH
HATCH
IS
ISIS
IS
OPENED
OPENEDOPENED
OPENED
. B
. B. B
. B
INDING
INDINGINDING
INDING
HOOKS
HOOKSHOOKS
HOOKS
WILL
WILLWILL
WILL
DAMAGE
DAMAGEDAMAGE
DAMAGE
VEHICLE
VEHICLEVEHICLE
VEHICLE
.
..
.
2.
S
ET
LENGTH
OF
TOP
STRAPS
TO
POSITION
RACK
WITH
ITS
CARRY
ARMS
INCLINED
SLIGHTLY
UPWARDS
,
AND
HIGH
ENOUGH
TO
KEEP
BIKES
AWAY
FROM
ROAD
AND
EXHAUST
.
3.
O
NCE
THE
LENGTH
OF
THE
TOP
STRAPS
ARE
SET
,
THE
BOTTOM
FOOT
ASSEMBLY
SHOULD
BE
HELD
AGAINST
THE
VEHICLE
IN
ITS
COMPLETELY
OPEN
POSITION
. I
T
IS
IMPORTANT
THAT
THE
BOT-
TOM
RUBBER
PADS
ARE
INSTALLED
ON
THE
VEHICLE
IN
A
LOCATION
WHERE
THERE
IS
PROPER
SUP-
PORT
. T
HE
BOTTOM
FEET
SHOULD
NEVER
BE
INSTALLED
ON
GLASS
.
4.
C
OMPLETELY
HOOK
BOTTOM
HOOKS
TO
A
METAL
EDGE
BELOW
BUMPER
,
OR
AT
THE
BOTTOM
OF
THE
TRUNK
/
REAR
DOOR
.
I
F
THERE
IS
NO
METAL
EDGE
BELOW
BUMPER
,
SEE
ALTERNATE
METHOD
FOR
BOTTOM
HOOK
ATTACHMENT
ON
THE
NEXT
PAGE
.
5.
C
OMPLETELY
TIGHTEN
BOTTOM
STRAPS
BY
PULLING
ON
FREE
END
OF
STRAP
UNTIL
ELASTIC
PORTION
OF
STRAP
IS
FULLY
STRETCHED
.
S
SS
S
ECURING
ECURINGECURING
ECURING
TOP
TOPTOP
TOP
HOOKS
HOOKSHOOKS
HOOKS
ON
ONON
ON
VEHICLES
VEHICLESVEHICLES
VEHICLES
WITHOUT
WITHOUTWITHOUT
WITHOUT
ADEQUATE
ADEQUATEADEQUATE
ADEQUATE
CLEARANCE
CLEARANCECLEARANCE
CLEARANCE
AT
ATAT
AT
THE
THETHE
THE
TOP
TOPTOP
TOP
EDGE
EDGEEDGE
EDGE
OF
OFOF
OF
REAR
REARREAR
REAR
TRUNK
TRUNKTRUNK
TRUNK
/
/ /
/
HATCH
HATCHHATCH
HATCH
:
::
:
C
AREFULLY
PLACE
TOP
HOOKS
INSIDE
OF
VEHICLE
(
JUST
INSIDE
OF
TOP
EDGE
OF
REAR
TRUNK
/
HATCH
).
C
CC
C
ARFEULLY
ARFEULLYARFEULLY
ARFEULLY
CLOSE
REAR
TRUNK
/
HATCH
ON
TOP
STRAPS
EXTENDING
FROM
TOP
HOOKS
,
MAKING
CERTAIN
THAT
HOOKS
OR
BUCKLES
DO
NOT
BIND
BETWEEN
FRAME
AND
REAR
DOOR
. I
II
I
MPORTANT
MPORTANTMPORTANT
MPORTANT
:
::
:
WITH
REAR
DOOR
CLOSED
,
PULL
TOP
STRAPS
TO
BRING
HOOKS
TIGHT
AGAINST
INSIDE
OF
VEHICLE
. R
E
-
THREAD
TOP
STRAPS
AS
SHOWN
IN
S
SS
S
ECTION
ECTIONECTION
ECTION
B
B B
B
AND
MOUNT
RACK
ON
VEHICLE
.
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