Owners manual
Connecting Your glideAWAY® Bike Rack to Vehicle
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Slide receiver tube of assembled rack into the 2" x 2" or 1.25” x 1.25” hitch
of your vehicle.
• Feed the lock washer onto the hitch bolt then the at washer.
• Insert the hitch bolt into the receiver hole and align with hole in the receiver
tube. The goal is to lessen the amount of leverage for the bike carrier from
the vehicle so do your best to get the rack upright as close to the rear of
the vehicle as you can.
• Once aligned thread the bolt into the receiver tube and tighten with an
appropriate wrench.
• Adjust the bike arms to the upright position and insert the clevis pin in the
open hole where the upright and arms meet. Secure the snap pin once the
arms are in place.
• To glide the bike carrier away from vehicle, simply loosen the large screw
handle from the base of the rack and lift the t-handle, the upright can now
be rotated out and to either side of the vehicle.
Placing Bicycles on your glideAWAY® Bike Carrier.
• Place bicycle(s) in saddles of bicycle-carrying arms and secure with
included straps. Always load the heaviest bike rst. The top tube of your
bicycle should ride level between the corresponding saddles of each
bicycle arm. If your particular bicycle frame does not ride level, the saddle
can be rotated to accommodate another part of your frame, be it
horizontal or vertical.
• Once saddles are in desired location, you can tighten with included hex key.
• When not in use, make sure you either remove and store the straps from
the saddles or attach them completely to the saddles so they are not
blown o the rack when the vehicle is driven. If you lose straps, they can
be ordered from Advantage® Sports Rack directly.
• A Top Tube adapter may be required for women’s or kids bike that have a
step through frame. Visit Heininger.biz to buy accessory.
Maintaining Your glideAWAY®
Keep your glideAWAY® in its best working condition by performing routine
maintenance.
• Check screws, bolts, straps and clips to make sure they are secured and in
proper working order before every use. Periodically also check these during
routine stops on each trip taken.
• Pivot points should be oiled regularly with light machine type oil (3inOne)
• Wash your GlideAWAY with mild soap and water.
Rules of the Road on the Use of Your glideAWAY®
Be safe; take time before travel to make sure the rack and cargo are securel
fastened and in proper working order.
• Do not use this product for anything other than for that which it was
designed or to carry more than the specied amount of bikes or a
cumulated weight.
• This product is not to be used as a stepladder or elevator in anyway.
• Remove the rack before entering a car wash.
• Do not operate vehicle when rack is not in the secure and upright position.
• Always check travel-lock to insure it is secure before and during your travels.
• Check to see that bikes are securely fastened and insure there is nothing
dragging behind the vehicle.
• Use of loaded rack on rough road surfaces could result in bike damage.
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