Tires And Wheels - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

204_AKB; 2; 39, en-US
d2ureepe,
Step 1 Combined weight limit
of occupants and cargo
from Tire and Loading
Information placard
Step 2 Number of occupants
(driver and passengers)
Seating configuration
Occupants weight
Combined weight of all
occupants
Step 3 Available cargo/
luggage and trailer
tongue weight (total
load limit from Tire and
Loading Information
placard minus
combined weight of all
occupants)
The higher the weight of all occupants, the
less cargo and luggage load capacity is
available.
For more information, see "Trailer tongue
load" ( Y page 244).
Certification label
Even after careful determination of the
combined weight of all occupants, cargo and
the trailer tongue load (if applicable)
( Y page 244) as to not exceed the
permissible load limit, you must make sure
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Example 1 Example 2
1 500 lbs 1 500 lbs
5 3
front: 2 front: 1
rear: 3 rear: 2
Occupant 1: Occupant 1:
150 lbs 200 lbs
Occupant 2: Occupant 2:
180 lbs 190 lbs
Occupant 3: Occupant 3:
160 lbs 150 lbs
Occupant 4:
140 lbs
Occupant 5:
120 lbs
750 lbs 540 lbs
1 500 lbs - 1 500 lbs -
750 lbs = 540 lbs =
750 lbs 960 lbs
your vehicle never exceeds the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) for either the front or
rear axle. You can obtain the GVWR and
GAWR from the certification label. The
certification label can be found on the driver's
door B-pillar, see the "Technical data" section
( Y page 328).
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR): The
total weight of the vehicle, all occupants, all
cargo, and the trailer tongue load (if
applicable) must never exceed the GVWR.

Tires and wheels

Example 3
1 500 lbs
1
front: 1
Occupant 1:
150 lbs
150 lbs
1 500 lbs -
150 lbs =
1 350 lbs
Z
243