1996 Mercury Sable Owner's Manual - Page 191

3. 4. Slide the rear crossbar forward to hold your luggage securely in place. Clamp the adjusting levers again by pulling them toward the outside of the vehicle. Make sure that the rear crossbar pins are locked in slots by pulling forward and back on each of the outside supports. If the crossbar slides, push or pull until you hear it click and feel it lock into position. 5. Secure luggage or cargo with rope (up to 3/8"), NOT ELASTIC CORD, using the tie down loops provided. There are three loops on each outside rail and one at each end of the cross bars. The adjusting levers for the luggage rack Leave the rear crossbar in its original back position when you are not using it to hold luggage to reduce aerodynamic drag and improve fuel economy. 164