Removable mounting arrangement of a roof rail on the roof of a motor vehicle

A removable mounting arrangement of a roof rail on the roof of motor vehicle, the roof rail being attached to the roof at at least two connecting points;

• the roof rail having a rail profile made of an aluminum material and a mounting part for each connecting point;
• the mounting part comprising a mounting wall having recesses for mounting elements on the rail profile;
• one adapter being present for each connecting point and connected to the roof of the motor vehicle;
• the adapter being removably connectable to the mounting part of the roof rail,
• wherein the mounting wall on the mounting part is aligned at an angle in the transverse direction of the rail profile;
• the mounting wall is accessible through an opening at the outer side of the roof rail;
• the adapter comprises an angled contact surface having recesses for the mounting elements and the contact surface is parallel to the mounting wall in the mounting position;
• the mounting wall of the mounting part rests on the angled contact surface of the adapter, the mounting elements extend through the opposing recesses of the mounting wall and contact surface;
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• the mounting elements connect the mounting part to the adapter in the mounting position.