Chevrolet 1998 S10 Owner's Manual page 196

Load' g Your W icle
GAWR FRT GAWR R R i
EE dbdEFi'S. MANUAL
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Weight Rating (GAWR). To
find
out the.
actual'loacls
'un
your
brit-andlrear
axles, you. need to
go
to. a weigh
statim and weigh your vehicle. YOLK &der can hilp
you. with
this, B;e. .sure- to spread out
your load equdny on
both 3ide.s
of
the.
centerline.
Never exceed the GVWR for your
vehicle, .or
the
GAWR
for
either the front -or rew axle.
And, if yocdo have a heavy load, you should Spread
it out.
Sirnilsir appearing vehicles may have -Merent GVWRS.
and payloads, Pkase note the Certificati.onlThe label of
your
truck
or consult your dealer Eor-additional.-~~~a~ls
I
c
1i1 the case.of
a
sudden stop or
ct
1 4 ,
things
carried in the bed .of your truck could,shi€t
forward; and come into the. passenger mea,
injuring yowand others,. If you p u t d n g s in the
bed of.your truck, you should makc
.-
ure. they are-
properly secured.
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