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Carrying Cargo
Load Limits
The maximum load for your vehicle
is 850 lbs (385 kg) for U.S. vehicles,
and 395 kg for Canadian vehicles.
This figure includes the total weight
of all occupants, cargo, and
accessories, and the tongue load if
you are towing a trailer.
Overloading or improper
loading can affect handling and
stability and cause a crash in
which you can be hurt or killed.
Follow all load limits and other
loading guidelines in this
manual.
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Steps for Determining Correct Load
Limit:
1.
Locate the statement, ''the
combined weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed 850
lbs'' on your vehicle's placard.
[The placard is on the driver's
doorjamb.]
2.
Determine the combined weight
of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.
3.
Subtract the combined weight of
the driver and passengers from
850 pounds or 395 kilograms.
4.
The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity.
For example, if the maximum load
is 850 lbs and there will be five
lb passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available cargo and
luggage load capacity is 100 lbs.
(850
750
(5
5.
Determine the combined weight
of
on
not safely exceed the available
cargo and luggage load capacity
calculated in
6.
If
trailer, load from your trailer will
be
Consult
how this reduces the available
cargo and luggage load capacity of
your vehicle (see page
150
150) = 100 lbs.)
luggage and cargo being loaded
the vehicle. That weight may
step
4.
your vehicle will be towing a
transferred to your vehicle.
this manual to determine
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